diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java
index 3366b790..01151d2b 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public class InGameLobbyController extends Controller {
      * @param interval Countdown interval to check
      */
     private void countdownText(long interval){
-
+        countdownTenPane.setVisible(false);
         //Do nothing if 5 seconds or less to go
         if (interval <=5000){
             countdownTenPane.setVisible(false);