diff --git a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/networking/RoboRallyClientListener.java b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/networking/RoboRallyClientListener.java
index cc3c189..af7c60e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/networking/RoboRallyClientListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/networking/RoboRallyClientListener.java
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ class RoboRallyClientListener extends Listener {
                     wrapper.server != null, info.getPlayerName(), wrapper.server);
         } else if (object instanceof ProgrammingCardDeck) {
             if(((ProgrammingCardDeck) object).isEmpty()){
+                wrapper.roboRallyGame.setProgram(new ArrayList<>());
                 if (wrapper.roboRallyGame.getRobotPowerdown()){
                     wrapper.roboRallyGame.setGameState(GameState.SKIP_POWER_DOWN_SCREEN);
                 }
                 else {
                     wrapper.roboRallyGame.setGameState(GameState.CHOOSING_POWER_DOWN);
                 }
-                wrapper.roboRallyGame.setProgram(new ArrayList<>());
             }
             else {wrapper.roboRallyGame.setGameState(GameState.CHOOSING_CARDS);}
             new Thread(() -> wrapper.roboRallyGame.setPlayerHand((ProgrammingCardDeck) object)).start();
diff --git a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/networking/containers/ErrorResponse.java b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/networking/containers/ErrorResponse.java
index 9b010a1..e88ff17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/networking/containers/ErrorResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/networking/containers/ErrorResponse.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package inf112.fiasko.roborally.networking.containers;
  * This class represents a response saying that something went wrong with the request
  */
 public class ErrorResponse {
-    private final String errorMessage;
+    private String errorMessage;
     private boolean critical;
 
     /**
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ public class ErrorResponse {
         this.errorMessage = errorMessage;
         this.critical = false;
     }
+    public ErrorResponse(){
+
+    }
 
     /**
      * Constructs a new error response
diff --git a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/RoboRallyGame.java b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/RoboRallyGame.java
index 99ec6cf..b4e6023 100644
--- a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/RoboRallyGame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/RoboRallyGame.java
@@ -181,11 +181,10 @@ public class RoboRallyGame implements DrawableGame, InteractableGame {
             removeNonLockedProgrammingCardsFromPlayers();
         }
 
-        if (gameBoard.getPowerDown(Objects.requireNonNull(getPlayerFromName(this.playerName)).getRobotID())) {
+        if (getPlayerFromName(this.playerName)!=null&& gameBoard.getPowerDown(Objects.requireNonNull(getPlayerFromName(this.playerName)).getRobotID())) {
             setGameState(GameState.CHOOSING_STAY_IN_POWER_DOWN);
         } else {
             setGameState(GameState.LOADING);
-
         }
     }