diff --git a/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/StartMenu.java b/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/StartMenu.java
index 8a9c532..25ff56d 100644
--- a/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/StartMenu.java
+++ b/Projekte/monopoly/client/src/main/java/pp/monopoly/client/gui/StartMenu.java
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ public class StartMenu extends Dialog {
         startButton.setTextHAlignment(HAlignment.Center); // Center the text horizontally
 
         startButton.addClickCommands(s -> ifTopDialog(() -> {
-            this.close();  // Close the StartMenu dialog
-            app.connect(); // Perform the connection logic
             app.getGameLogic().playSound(Sound.BUTTON);
+            app.connect(); // Perform the connection logic
         }));
         centerMenu.addChild(startButton);