diff --git a/src/app/components/chat/chat.component.html b/src/app/components/chat/chat.component.html
index b29ddc6..a30d068 100644
--- a/src/app/components/chat/chat.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/chat/chat.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <span class='title'>{{childChat.memberName}}</span>
     </div>
     <div id='messagecontainer'>
-        <div class="chatmessage" *ngFor="let message of childChat.messages">
+        <div class="chatmessage" *ngFor="let message of messages">
             <div *ngIf="message.myself == true" id='ownmessage'><span>{{message.content}}</span></div>
             <div *ngIf="message.myself == false" id='foreignmessage'><span>{{message.content}}</span></div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/chat/chat.component.ts b/src/app/components/chat/chat.component.ts
index 524dc30..2cc80d4 100644
--- a/src/app/components/chat/chat.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/chat/chat.component.ts
@@ -11,17 +11,15 @@ import { Chat } from 'src/app/models/chat';
 })
 export class ChatComponent implements OnInit {
 
-  messages:Array<Chatmessage> = [new Chatmessage("Hallo", "01.01.",true), new Chatmessage("Hallo", "01.01.",true), 
-  new Chatmessage("Hallo", "01.01.",true), new Chatmessage("Hallo", "01.01.",true), new Chatmessage("Hallo", "01.01.",true), 
-  new Chatmessage("Hallo", "01.01.",true)]
+  messages:Array<Chatmessage>
 
   @Output() goBackEvent = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
-  @Output() refreshEvent = new EventEmitter<boolean>()
   @Input() childChat: Chat;
 
   constructor(private chatService: ChatService) { }
 
   ngOnInit() {
+    this.refresh()
   }
 
   goBack() {
@@ -30,8 +28,20 @@ export class ChatComponent implements OnInit {
 
   sendMessage(pElement) {
     this.chatService.sendMessage(this.childChat.id, pElement.value)
-    this.refreshEvent.emit(true)
-    pElement.value = ""
+    .subscribe(response => {
+      console.log("Message sent")
+      pElement.value = ""
+      this.refresh()
+    })
+  }
+
+  refresh() {
+    this.chatService.getMessagesRaw(this.childChat.id)
+    .subscribe(response => 
+      {
+        console.log("Downloading messages ...")
+        this.messages = this.chatService.renderMessages(response.json())
+      })
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/components/chatmanager/chatmanager.component.html b/src/app/components/chatmanager/chatmanager.component.html
index 2be65b3..2d57601 100644
--- a/src/app/components/chatmanager/chatmanager.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/chatmanager/chatmanager.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <chatmanager-chatlist (showChatEvent)="showSpecialChat($event)" (showCreateChatEvent)="showNewChat($event)" [childChats]="parentChats"></chatmanager-chatlist>
 </div>
 <div *ngIf="showChat">
-    <chatmanager-chat (goBackEvent)="goBackToChatlist($event)" (refreshEvent)="refresh()" [childChat]="parentSelectedChat"></chatmanager-chat>
+    <chatmanager-chat (goBackEvent)="goBackToChatlist($event)" [childChat]="parentSelectedChat"></chatmanager-chat>
 </div>
 <div *ngIf="showCreateNewChat">
     <chatmanager-chatcontacts (goBackEvent)="goBackToChatlist($event)"></chatmanager-chatcontacts>
diff --git a/src/app/services/chat/chat.service.ts b/src/app/services/chat/chat.service.ts
index e96543b..d740d32 100644
--- a/src/app/services/chat/chat.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/chat/chat.service.ts
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ export class ChatService {
     return chatPartners
   }
 
-  public sendMessage(pChatID: number, pContent: string) {
+  public sendMessage(pChatID: number, pContent: string): any {
     let url = 'https://greenvironment.net/graphql'
  
     let headers = new Headers()
     headers.set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
  
-    this.http.post(url, this.getBodyForSendMessage(pChatID, pContent)).subscribe(response => console.log("Message sent"))
+    return this.http.post(url, this.getBodyForSendMessage(pChatID, pContent))
   }
 
   public getMessages(pChatID): Array<Chatmessage> {
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ export class ChatService {
   }
 
   getBodyForGetMessagesInChat(pChatID: number) {
-    const body =  {query: `query($chatID: ID!) {
-        getChat(chatId: $chatID) {
+    const body =  {query: `query($chatId: ID!) {
+        getChat(chatId: $chatId) {
           messages(first: 1000, offset: 0) {author {id}, createdAt, content}
         }
       }`, variables: {
diff --git a/src/app/services/feed/feed.service.ts b/src/app/services/feed/feed.service.ts
index 8c8287f..efc3c73 100644
--- a/src/app/services/feed/feed.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/feed/feed.service.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ export class FeedService {
       let upvotes: number = post.upvotes
       let downvotes: number = post.downvotes
       let author = new Author(post.author.id, post.author.name, post.author.handle)
-      let date = new Date(post.createdAt).toDateString()
+      let temp = new Date(Number(post.createdAt))
+      let date = temp.toDateString()
 
       posts.push(new Post(id, content, htmlContent, upvotes, downvotes, date, author))
     }