diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/LobbyController.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/LobbyController.java
index 38816a0e..5953bf92 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/LobbyController.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/LobbyController.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class LobbyController extends Controller {
     private @FXML TextField addressFld;
     private @FXML TextField portFld;
 
-    private ObservableList<RaceConnection> connections;
+    private ObservableList<RaceConnection> allConnections;
     private ObservableList<RaceConnection> customConnections;
 
     private AudioClip sound;
@@ -51,12 +51,20 @@ public class LobbyController extends Controller {
 
     public void initialize() {
         httpMatchBrowserClient = new HttpMatchBrowserClient();
+        httpMatchBrowserClient.connections.addListener(new ListChangeListener<RaceConnection>() {
+            @Override
+            public void onChanged(Change<? extends RaceConnection> c) {
+                refreshTable();
+            }
+        });
+
         new Thread(httpMatchBrowserClient, "Match Client").start();
         // set up the connection table
         customConnections = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
+        allConnections = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
         //connections.add(new RaceConnection("localhost", 4942, "Local Game"));
 
-        lobbyTable.setItems(httpMatchBrowserClient.connections);
+        lobbyTable.setItems(allConnections);
         gameNameColumn.setCellValueFactory(cellData -> cellData.getValue().gamenameProperty());
         hostNameColumn.setCellValueFactory(cellData -> cellData.getValue().hostnameProperty());
         statusColumn.setCellValueFactory(cellData -> cellData.getValue().statusProperty());
@@ -82,8 +90,14 @@ public class LobbyController extends Controller {
     public void refreshBtnPressed(){
         sound = new AudioClip(this.getClass().getResource("/visualiser/sounds/buttonpress.wav").toExternalForm());
         sound.play();
+        refreshTable();
+    }
+
+    private void refreshTable() {
+        allConnections.clear();
+        addCustomGames();
         addServerGames();
-        for(RaceConnection connection: connections) {
+        for(RaceConnection connection: allConnections) {
             connection.check();
         }
         try {
@@ -144,9 +158,9 @@ public class LobbyController extends Controller {
         try {
             int port = Integer.parseInt(portString);
             customConnections.add(new RaceConnection(hostName, port, "Boat Game"));
-            connections.addAll(customConnections);
             addressFld.clear();
             portFld.clear();
+            refreshTable();
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
             System.err.println("Port number entered is not a number");
         }
@@ -173,17 +187,14 @@ public class LobbyController extends Controller {
      * Adds the games received from the server
      */
     private void addServerGames() {
-        httpMatchBrowserClient.connections.addAll(customConnections);
-        httpMatchBrowserClient.connections.addListener(new ListChangeListener<RaceConnection>() {
-            @Override
-            public void onChanged(Change<? extends RaceConnection> c) {
-                refreshBtnPressed();
-            }
-        });
-
+        allConnections.addAll(httpMatchBrowserClient.connections);
         /*
         for (HostGame game : matchBrowserLobbyInterface.getGames()) {
             connections.add(new RaceConnection(game.getIp(), 4942, "Boat Game"));
         }*/
     }
+
+    private void addCustomGames() {
+        allConnections.addAll(customConnections);
+    }
 }