diff --git a/html/index_1.html b/html/index_1.html
index c753dd3..44e85df 100644
--- a/html/index_1.html
+++ b/html/index_1.html
@@ -259,10 +259,8 @@ <h2>Leaderboard</h2>
 
     function requestGameList() {
         var data = { type: "RequestGameList" };
-        if(socket.readyState===1)
-        {
-            socket.send(JSON.stringify(data));
-        }
+        
+        socket.send(JSON.stringify(data));
     }
 
     function updateGameList(serverData) 
@@ -361,7 +359,7 @@ <h2>Leaderboard</h2>
                 cell.setAttribute("id",k.toString());
                 
                 
-                const cellText=document.createTextNode(grid[i][j]);
+                const cellText=document.createTextNode(grid[i][j].toUpperCase());
                 cell.appendChild(cellText);
                 row.appendChild(cell);
             }
@@ -512,10 +510,8 @@ <h2>Leaderboard</h2>
     var data={
         type: "updateLobby"
     }
-    if(socket.readyState===1)
-    {
-        socket.send(JSON.stringify(data));
-    }
+    socket.send(JSON.stringify(data));
+    
 }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/App.java b/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/App.java
index f8bc4e5..0949485 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/App.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/App.java
@@ -472,8 +472,15 @@ public void messageHandler(Gson gson, String jsonString, WebSocket conn)
                 jsonObject.addProperty("type","RequestGameList");
                 //FIX LATER
                 //does not end up sending the active games
-                String jsonGameList= gson.toJson(activeGames);
-                System.out.println(activeGames.toString());
+                String[] activeGameArr= new String[activeGames.size()];
+                int j=0;
+                for(Game i: activeGames)
+                {
+                    activeGameArr[j]=i.getGameID();
+                    j++;
+                }
+                String jsonGameList= gson.toJson(activeGameArr.toString());
+                System.out.println(activeGameArr.toString());
                 jsonObject.addProperty("gameList",jsonGameList);
                 conn.send(jsonObject.toString());
                 break;