diff --git a/ClientApp/Utils/Client.cs b/ClientApp/Utils/Client.cs
index f702f2e..8dd0ad1 100644
--- a/ClientApp/Utils/Client.cs
+++ b/ClientApp/Utils/Client.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Text;
+using ClientApp.ViewModels;
 using ProftaakRH;
 
 namespace ClientApp.Utils
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ namespace ClientApp.Utils
         private EngineConnection engineConnection;
         private bool sessionRunning = false;
         private IHandler handler = null;
+        private LoginViewModel LoginViewModel;
 
 
         public Client() : this("localhost", 5555)
@@ -120,13 +122,13 @@ namespace ClientApp.Utils
                             if (responseStatus == "OK")
                             {
                                 Console.WriteLine("Username and password correct!");
+                                this.LoginViewModel.setLoginStatus(true);
                                 this.connected = true;
                                 initEngine();
                             }
                             else
                             {
                                 Console.WriteLine($"login failed \"{responseStatus}\"");
-                                tryLogin();
                             }
                             break;
                         case DataParser.START_SESSION:
@@ -261,14 +263,8 @@ namespace ClientApp.Utils
         /// <summary>
         /// tries to log in to the server by asking for a username and password
         /// </summary>
-        private void tryLogin()
+        public void tryLogin(string username, string password)
         {
-            //TODO File in lezen
-            Console.WriteLine("enter username");
-            string username = Console.ReadLine();
-            Console.WriteLine("enter password");
-            string password = Console.ReadLine();
-
             string hashUser = Hashing.Hasher.HashString(username);
             string hashPassword = Hashing.Hasher.HashString(password);
 
@@ -282,9 +278,14 @@ namespace ClientApp.Utils
         /// sets the handler for the client, so either the bike simulator or the bluetooth bike handler
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="handler"></param>
-        public void setHandler(IHandler handler)
+        public void SetHandler(IHandler handler)
         {
             this.handler = handler;
         }
+
+        internal void SetLoginViewModel(LoginViewModel loginViewModel)
+        {
+            this.LoginViewModel = loginViewModel;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ClientApp/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs b/ClientApp/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs
index afeab98..d42b04d 100644
--- a/ClientApp/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs
+++ b/ClientApp/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs
@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ namespace ClientApp.ViewModels
             this.mainWindowViewModel = mainWindowViewModel;
             LoginCommand = new RelayCommand<object>((parameter) =>
             {
-                Debug.WriteLine($"username {Username} password {((PasswordBox)parameter).Password}");
                 //TODO send username and password to server
-                this.mainWindowViewModel.SelectedViewModel = new MainViewModel();
+                this.mainWindowViewModel.client.tryLogin(Username, ((PasswordBox)parameter).Password);
             });
         }
 
         public ICommand LoginCommand { get; set; }
+
+        internal void setLoginStatus(bool status)
+        {
+            this.mainWindowViewModel.infoModel.ConnectedToServer = true;
+            if (status)
+            {
+                this.mainWindowViewModel.SelectedViewModel = new MainViewModel(mainWindowViewModel);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 684564c..145623e 100644
--- a/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -7,22 +7,23 @@ namespace ClientApp.ViewModels
 {
     class MainViewModel : ObservableObject
     {
-        public Info infoModel { get; set; }
         public ICommand RetryServerCommand { get; set; }
         public ICommand RetryVREngineCommand { get; set; }
+        public MainWindowViewModel MainWindowViewModel;
 
-        public MainViewModel()
+
+        public MainViewModel(MainWindowViewModel mainWindowViewModel)
         {
-            this.infoModel = new Info();
+            this.MainWindowViewModel = mainWindowViewModel;
             this.RetryServerCommand = new RelayCommand(() =>
             {
                 //try connect server
-                this.infoModel.ConnectedToServer = true;
+                this.MainWindowViewModel.infoModel.ConnectedToServer = true;
             });
             this.RetryVREngineCommand = new RelayCommand(() =>
             {
                 //try connect vr-engine
-                this.infoModel.ConnectedToVREngine = true;
+                this.MainWindowViewModel.infoModel.ConnectedToVREngine = true;
             });
         }
     }
diff --git a/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index 1044d10..eada356 100644
--- a/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/ClientApp/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using ClientApp.Utils;
+using ClientApp.Models;
+using ClientApp.Utils;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
@@ -7,12 +8,19 @@ namespace ClientApp.ViewModels
 {
     class MainWindowViewModel : ObservableObject
     {
+        public Info infoModel { get; set; }
 
         public ObservableObject SelectedViewModel { get; set; }
+        public Client client { get; }
 
-        public MainWindowViewModel()
+        public MainWindowViewModel(Client client)
         {
-            SelectedViewModel = new LoginViewModel(this);
+            this.infoModel = new Info();
+            this.client = client;
+            LoginViewModel loginViewModel = new LoginViewModel(this);
+            SelectedViewModel = loginViewModel;
+            this.client.SetLoginViewModel(loginViewModel);
         }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/ClientApp/Views/MainView.xaml b/ClientApp/Views/MainView.xaml
index 6c1796e..2020d1b 100644
--- a/ClientApp/Views/MainView.xaml
+++ b/ClientApp/Views/MainView.xaml
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@
 
             <StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="10">
                 <Label  Content="Connected to server:"/>
-                <Label  Content="{Binding Path=infoModel.ConnectedToServer}"/>
+                <Label  Content="{Binding Path=MainWindowViewModel.infoModel.ConnectToServer}"/>
             </StackPanel>
 
             <StackPanel Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="10">
                 <Label Content="Connected to VR-Engine:"/>
-                <Label Content="{Binding Path=infoModel.ConnectedToVREngine}"/>
+                <Label Content="{Binding Path=MainWindowViewModel.infoModel.ConnectedToVREngine}"/>
             </StackPanel>
 
             <StackPanel Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="0" Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="10">
                 <Label Content="Doctor connected:"/>
-                <Label  Content="{Binding Path=infoModel.DoctorConnected}"/>
+                <Label  Content="{Binding Path=MainWindowViewModel.infoModel.DoctorConnected}"/>
             </StackPanel>
 
             <Button Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1"  Command="{Binding RetryServerCommand}" Width="50" Height="20">
diff --git a/ClientApp/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/ClientApp/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 1208afd..d718f1e 100644
--- a/ClientApp/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/ClientApp/Views/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -25,17 +25,12 @@ namespace ClientApp
     public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
         public MainWindow()
-
         {
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("derp1");
-
             Client client = new Client();
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("derp2");
 
 
             InitializeComponent();
-            DataContext = new MainWindowViewModel();
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("derp3");
+            DataContext = new MainWindowViewModel(client);
 
 
             //BLEHandler bLEHandler = new BLEHandler(client);
@@ -46,16 +41,12 @@ namespace ClientApp
 
 
             BikeSimulator bikeSimulator = new BikeSimulator(client);
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("derp4");
 
             Thread newThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(bikeSimulator.StartSimulation));
             newThread.Start();
-            //bikeSimulator.StartSimulation();
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("derp5");
 
 
-            client.setHandler(bikeSimulator);
-            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("derp6");
+            client.SetHandler(bikeSimulator);
 
 
         }