diff --git a/backend/__init__.py b/backend/__init__.py
index 4d7e706..f21a5af 100644
--- a/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/__init__.py
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ def connect(sid, environ):
     sio.enter_room(sid, 'lobby')
     sio.emit('players', room='lobby', data=online_players)
 
+@sio.event
+def get_online_players(sid):
+    global online_players
+    sio.emit('players', room='lobby', data=online_players)
+
 @sio.event
 def set_username(sid, username):
     ses = sio.get_session(sid)
diff --git a/backend/bang/game.py b/backend/bang/game.py
index c724150..5a2ca92 100644
--- a/backend/bang/game.py
+++ b/backend/bang/game.py
@@ -373,6 +373,13 @@ class Game:
             player.game = None
         if self.disconnect_bot and self.started:
             player.is_bot = True
+            if len([p for p in self.players if not p.is_bot]) == 0:
+                print(f'no players left in game {self.name}, shutting down')
+                self.shutting_down = True
+                self.players = []
+                self.spectators = []
+                self.deck = None
+                return True
             eventlet.sleep(15) # he may reconnect
             if player.is_bot:
                 if len(player.available_characters) > 0:
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Menu.vue b/frontend/src/components/Menu.vue
index 2c8a215..58e59e7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Menu.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Menu.vue
@@ -11,23 +11,23 @@
 					<input id="username" v-model="username" />
 					<input type="submit" :value="$t('submit')"/>
 				</form>
-				<p>{{$t("online_players")}}{{onlinePlayers}}</p>
+				<p v-if="onlinePlayers > 0">{{$t("online_players")}}{{onlinePlayers}}</p>
 			</div>
 			<div v-else>
 				<div v-if="!isInLobby" >
 					<p>{{$t("online_players")}}{{onlinePlayers}}</p>
 					<Card :card="getSelfCard" style="position:absolute; top:10pt; left: 10pt;"/>
-					<h2>{{$t("available_lobbies")}}</h2>
-					<div style="display: flex">
-						<Card v-for="lobby in openLobbies" v-bind:key="lobby.name" :card="getLobbyCard(lobby)" @click.native="joinLobby(lobby)"/>
-						<p v-if="noLobbyAvailable">{{$t("no_lobby_available")}}</p>
-					</div>
 					<form @submit="createLobby">
 						<h2>{{$t("create_lobby")}}</h2>
 						<p>{{$t("lobby_name")}}</p>
 						<input id="lobbyname" v-model="lobbyName"/>
 						<input type="submit" :value="$t('submit')"/>
 					</form>
+					<h2>{{$t("available_lobbies")}}</h2>
+					<div style="display: flex">
+						<Card v-for="lobby in openLobbies" v-bind:key="lobby.name" :card="getLobbyCard(lobby)" @click.native="joinLobby(lobby)"/>
+						<p v-if="noLobbyAvailable">{{$t("no_lobby_available")}}</p>
+					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export default {
 		},
 		players(num) {
 			this.onlinePlayers = num;
+			console.log('PLAYERS:' + num)
 		}
 	},
 	methods: {
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export default {
 	mounted() {
 		if (localStorage.getItem('username'))
 			this.username = localStorage.getItem('username')
+		this.$socket.emit('get_online_players')
 	},
 }
 </script>