diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/app/MockOutput.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/app/MockOutput.java
index 023235cc..198dcc3f 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/app/MockOutput.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/app/MockOutput.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public class MockOutput implements RunnableWithFramePeriod {
 
             try {
                 Thread.sleep(500);
-
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                 //If we get interrupted, exit the function.
                 Logger.getGlobal().log(Level.WARNING, "MockOutput.run().sleep(waitForXMLs) was interrupted on thread: " + Thread.currentThread(), e);
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ public class MockOutput implements RunnableWithFramePeriod {
             }
         }
 
-
         long previousFrameTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
 
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/model/MockRace.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/model/MockRace.java
index a9f11770..05444f6f 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/model/MockRace.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/model/MockRace.java
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public class MockRace extends RaceState {
         this.boats.add(mockBoat);
 
         getRaceDataSource().incrementSequenceNumber();
+
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/model/RaceServer.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/model/RaceServer.java
index b7ccef12..31c9aea0 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/model/RaceServer.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/mock/model/RaceServer.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
  * Created by connortaylorbrown on 2/08/17.
  */
 public class RaceServer {
+    private static RaceServer server;//this is for updating xml files as I cannot find an elegant way to do this and since it is near the end of the sprint we shouldn't be doing large scale refactors
+
     private MockRace race;
     private LatestMessages latestMessages;
 
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ public class RaceServer {
 
 
     public RaceServer(MockRace race, LatestMessages latestMessages) {
+        server = this;
         this.race = race;
         this.latestMessages = latestMessages;
     }
@@ -73,6 +76,12 @@ public class RaceServer {
     }
 
 
+    public static void staticUpdateXML(){
+        if (server != null){
+            server.updateXMLFiles();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks if the race/boat/regatta data sources have changed, and if they have, update their xml representations.
      */
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/network/Messages/LatestMessages.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/network/Messages/LatestMessages.java
index c16d722f..ba6cc45c 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/network/Messages/LatestMessages.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/network/Messages/LatestMessages.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package network.Messages;
 
+import mock.model.RaceServer;
 import network.Messages.Enums.XMLMessageType;
 
 import java.util.*;
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ public class LatestMessages extends Observable {
             return false;
 
         } else {
+            RaceServer.staticUpdateXML();
             return true;
 
         }