diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/HostGameController.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/HostGameController.java
index 6f82f87d..174ec7da 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/HostGameController.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/HostGameController.java
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public class HostGameController extends Controller {
      */
     public void connectSocket(String address, int port) throws IOException {
         Socket socket = new Socket(address, port);
-        RaceStartController rsc = (RaceStartController)loadScene("raceStart.fxml");
-        rsc.enterLobby(socket, true);
+        InGameLobbyController iglc = (InGameLobbyController)loadScene("gameLobby.fxml");
+        iglc.enterGameLobby(socket, true);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java
index 350b4bf6..71332f48 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ public class InGameLobbyController extends Controller {
     @FXML
     private ImageView imageView;
 
-    @FXML
-    AnchorPane gameLobbyWrapper;
-
     @FXML
     GridPane playerContainer;
 
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ public class InGameLobbyController extends Controller {
     private PopulatePlayers lobbyUpdateListener;
 
 
-    public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
+    public void initialize() {
         allPlayerLabels = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(playerLabel, playerLabel2,
                 playerLabel3,
                 playerLabel4,
@@ -186,10 +183,6 @@ public class InGameLobbyController extends Controller {
         countdownTimer();
     }
 
-    public AnchorPane gameLobbyWrapper(){
-        return gameLobbyWrapper;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Initialises the race clock/timer labels for the start time, current time, and remaining time.
      * @param visualiserRace The race to get data from.
@@ -258,11 +251,8 @@ public class InGameLobbyController extends Controller {
             this.isHost = isHost;
             this.controllerClient = visualiserRaceEvent.getControllerClient();
 
-
             this.visualiserRaceEvent.getVisualiserRaceState().getBoats().addListener(this.lobbyUpdateListener);
 
-
-            gameLobbyWrapper.setVisible(true);
             startRace();
         } catch (IOException e) {
             //TODO should probably let this propagate, so that we only enter this scene if everything works
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/visualiser/scenes/gameLobby.fxml b/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/visualiser/scenes/gameLobby.fxml
index 49b1bce3..e4574ea4 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/visualiser/scenes/gameLobby.fxml
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/visualiser/scenes/gameLobby.fxml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.RowConstraints?>
 <?import javafx.scene.text.Font?>
 
-<AnchorPane fx:id="gameLobbyWrapper" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="600.0" prefWidth="780.0" visible="false" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="visualiser.Controllers.InGameLobbyController">
+<AnchorPane fx:id="gameLobbyWrapper" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="600.0" prefWidth="780.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="visualiser.Controllers.InGameLobbyController">
     <children>
       <GridPane style="-fx-background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
          <children>