diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 6a287e6..8ce5497 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { RouterView } from 'vue-router'
-import { onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue';
-import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
+import { onMounted, onUnmounted, watch } from 'vue';
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router';
+import { useUserInfo } from "@/composables/useUserInfo";
+import { useIngame } from "@/composables/useIngame";
+import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
+import { useWebSocket } from "@/composables/useWebsocket";
+import { useQuasar } from "quasar";
+
 const route = useRoute();
+const router = useRouter();
+const info = useUserInfo();
 
 const handleOnlineStatusChange = () => {
   if (navigator.onLine) {
@@ -11,12 +19,84 @@ const handleOnlineStatusChange = () => {
     }
   }
 };
+
+let interval: number | null = null;
+
 onMounted(() => {
   window.addEventListener('online', handleOnlineStatusChange);
+
+  // Continuously check user state every 10 seconds
+  interval = window.setInterval(async () => {
+    if (navigator.onLine && route.name !== 'login' && route.name !== 'offline') {
+      await info.requestState();
+      if (!info.username && route.name !== 'login') {
+        router.push({ name: 'login' });
+      }
+    }
+  }, 10000);
 });
+
 onUnmounted(() => {
   window.removeEventListener('online', handleOnlineStatusChange);
+  if (interval) {
+    clearInterval(interval);
+  }
 });
+
+watch(() => info.gameId, (newGameId) => {
+  if (newGameId && route.name !== 'game') {
+    router.push({ name: 'game' });
+  }
+});
+
+const ig = useIngame()
+const { isWsConnected } = storeToRefs(ig)
+const wb = useWebSocket()
+const $q = useQuasar();
+
+watch(isWsConnected, (connected) => {
+  if (!connected && info.gameId && route.name === 'game') {
+    showReconnectDialog();
+  }
+});
+
+function showReconnectDialog() {
+  $q.dialog({
+    title: 'Connection Lost',
+    message: 'The connection to the game server was lost. Would you like to reconnect?',
+    persistent: true,
+    ok: {
+      label: 'Reconnect',
+      color: 'positive'
+    },
+    cancel: {
+      label: 'Quit',
+      color: 'negative'
+    }
+  }).onOk(() => {
+    reconnect();
+  }).onCancel(() => {
+    router.replace("/");
+  });
+}
+
+async function reconnect() {
+  try {
+    await wb.connect();
+    $q.notify({
+      message: 'Reconnected successfully!',
+      color: 'positive',
+      icon: 'check'
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    $q.notify({
+      message: 'Failed to reconnect. Please try again.',
+      color: 'negative',
+      icon: 'error'
+    });
+    showReconnectDialog();
+  }
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/src/composables/useIngame.ts b/src/composables/useIngame.ts
index d843415..5c76775 100644
--- a/src/composables/useIngame.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useIngame.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@ const api = window?.__RUNTIME_CONFIG__?.API_URL;
 export const useIngame = defineStore('ingame', () => {
   const state: Ref<'Lobby' | 'InGame' | 'SelectTrump' | 'TieBreak' | 'FinishedMatch' | null> = ref(null);
   const data: Ref<GameInfo | LobbyInfo | TieInfo | TrumpInfo | WonInfo | null> = ref(null);
+  const isWsConnected: Ref<boolean> = ref(false);
 
   function setIngame(newState: 'Lobby' | 'InGame' | 'SelectTrump' | 'TieBreak' | 'FinishedMatch', newData: GameInfo | LobbyInfo | TieInfo | TrumpInfo | WonInfo) {
     state.value = newState;
     data.value = newData;
   }
 
+  function setWsConnected(connected: boolean) {
+    isWsConnected.value = connected;
+  }
+
   async function requestGame(gameId: string) {
     await axios.get(`${api}/status/${gameId}`, {withCredentials: true}).then((response) => {
       setIngame(response.data.state, response.data.data);
@@ -24,7 +29,8 @@ export const useIngame = defineStore('ingame', () => {
   function clearIngame() {
     state.value = null;
     data.value = null;
+    isWsConnected.value = false;
   }
 
-  return { state, data, requestGame, setIngame, clearIngame };
+  return { state, data, isWsConnected, requestGame, setIngame, clearIngame, setWsConnected };
 });
diff --git a/src/composables/useUserInfo.ts b/src/composables/useUserInfo.ts
index 77418df..1a5ec26 100644
--- a/src/composables/useUserInfo.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useUserInfo.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,19 @@ export const useUserInfo = defineStore('userInfo', () => {
   async function requestState() {
     await axios.get(`${api}/status`, {withCredentials: true}).then((response) => {
       console.log("STATUS DATA:" + response.data.status + response.data.inGame)
-      username.value = response.data.username;
-      if (response.data.gameId) {
-        console.log("GAMEID:" + response.data.gameId)
-        gameId.value = response.data.gameId;
+      if (response.data.status === 'authenticated') {
+        username.value = response.data.username;
+        userId.value = response.data.userId;
+        if (response.data.gameId) {
+          console.log("GAMEID:" + response.data.gameId)
+          gameId.value = response.data.gameId;
+        } else {
+          gameId.value = null;
+        }
+      } else {
+        username.value = null;
+        userId.value = null;
+        gameId.value = null;
       }
     })
   }
diff --git a/src/router/index.ts b/src/router/index.ts
index 2118989..98e5149 100644
--- a/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/src/router/index.ts
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ router.beforeEach(async (to, from, next) => {
     if (isOnline) {
 
       try {
-        const response = await axios.get(`${api}/userInfo`, { withCredentials: true });
-        info.setUserInfo(response.data.username, response.data.userId);
+        await info.requestState();
+
+        if (!info.username) {
+          info.clearUserInfo();
+          return next('/login');
+        }
 
         return next({ name: 'mainmenu' });
 
@@ -92,11 +96,17 @@ router.beforeEach(async (to, from, next) => {
 
   if (!to.meta.requiresAuth) return next();
   try {
-    await axios.get(`${api}/userInfo`, { withCredentials: true }).then(
-      res => {
-        info.setUserInfo(res.data.username, res.data.userId);
-      }
-    );
+    await info.requestState();
+
+    if (!info.username) {
+      info.clearUserInfo();
+      return next('/login');
+    }
+
+    if (info.gameId && to.name !== 'game') {
+      return next({ name: 'game' });
+    }
+
     next();
   } catch (err) {
       info.clearUserInfo();
diff --git a/src/services/ws.ts b/src/services/ws.ts
index 97bacc6..56d820b 100644
--- a/src/services/ws.ts
+++ b/src/services/ws.ts
@@ -160,14 +160,15 @@ function setupSocketHandlers(socket: WebSocket) {
     stopHeartbeat();
     failAllPending("WebSocket closed");
 
+    if (uState) {
+      uState.setWsConnected(false);
+    }
+
     if (ev.wasClean) {
       console.log(`[WS] Closed cleanly: code=${ev.code} reason=${ev.reason}`);
     } else {
       console.warn("[WS] Connection died");
     }
-
-    // You redirect here — if you don’t want auto reconnect, keep as is.
-    router.replace("/");
   };
 }
 
@@ -191,6 +192,9 @@ export function connectWebSocket(url?: string): Promise<void> {
       const prevOnError = ws!.onerror;
       ws!.onopen = (ev) => {
         if (prevOnOpen) prevOnOpen.call(ws!, ev);
+        if (uState) {
+          uState.setWsConnected(true);
+        }
         resolve();
       };
       ws!.onerror = (err) => {
@@ -207,6 +211,9 @@ export function connectWebSocket(url?: string): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     ws!.onopen = () => {
       console.log("[WS] Connected");
+      if (uState) {
+        uState.setWsConnected(true);
+      }
       startHeartbeat();
       resolve();
     };
@@ -224,6 +231,9 @@ export function disconnectWebSocket(code = 1000, reason = "Client disconnect") {
       ws.close(code, reason);
     } catch {}
     ws = null;
+    if (uState) {
+      uState.setWsConnected(false);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/views/CreateGame.vue b/src/views/CreateGame.vue
index c9a3b0d..aa30db1 100644
--- a/src/views/CreateGame.vue
+++ b/src/views/CreateGame.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ref } from 'vue';
 import { useQuasar } from 'quasar';
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import axios from "axios";
+import {useUserInfo} from "@/composables/useUserInfo";
 
 const api = window?.__RUNTIME_CONFIG__?.API_URL;
 const lobbyName = ref('');
@@ -11,13 +12,14 @@ const playerAmount = ref(2);
 const $q = useQuasar();
 const isLoading = ref(false);
 const router = useRouter();
+const info = useUserInfo();
 const createGameQuasar = async () => {
   if (!lobbyName.value) {
     $q.notify({ message: 'Lobby-Name wird benötigt', color: 'red', position: 'top', icon: 'cancel' });
     return;
   }
   isLoading.value = true;
-  axios.post(`${api}/createGame`, {lobbyname: lobbyName.value, playeramount: playerAmount.value.toString()}, {withCredentials: true}).then((response) => {
+  axios.post(`${api}/createGame`, {lobbyname: lobbyName.value, playeramount: playerAmount.value.toString()}, {withCredentials: true}).then(async (response) => {
     const responseData = response.data
     console.log("Response" + responseData.status)
     $q.notify({
@@ -26,12 +28,12 @@ const createGameQuasar = async () => {
       icon: 'check_circle',
       position: 'top'
     });
+    await info.requestState();
     router.replace("/game")
   }).catch((err) => {
     console.log("ERROR:" + err)
-  }).finally(() =>
     isLoading.value = false
-  )
+  })
 }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/views/Game.vue b/src/views/Game.vue
index c837e41..757562f 100644
--- a/src/views/Game.vue
+++ b/src/views/Game.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import LobbyComponent from "@/components/lobby/LobbyComponent.vue";
 import {storeToRefs} from "pinia";
 import {useQuasar} from "quasar";
 import router from "@/router";
+import {ref, watch} from "vue";
 
 const wb = useWebSocket()
 const ig = useIngame()
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ ui.requestState().then(() => {
     $q.notify({
       message: "You're not in any game!",
       color: "negative"
-
     })
     router.replace("/")
   } else {
diff --git a/src/views/JoinGameView.vue b/src/views/JoinGameView.vue
index 021f550..17a4504 100644
--- a/src/views/JoinGameView.vue
+++ b/src/views/JoinGameView.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import {ref} from "vue";
+import {ref, onUnmounted} from "vue";
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import {useQuasar} from "quasar";
 import axios from "axios";
+import {useUserInfo} from "@/composables/useUserInfo";
 const router = useRouter();
+const info = useUserInfo();
 const lobbyCode = ref('');
 const isLoading = ref(false);
 const $q = useQuasar();
 const api = window?.__RUNTIME_CONFIG__?.API_URL;
+
+let pollInterval: number | null = null;
+
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  if (pollInterval) {
+    clearInterval(pollInterval);
+  }
+});
+
 const startGameQuasar = async() => {
   if (!lobbyCode.value) {
     $q.notify({ message: 'Lobby-Name wird benötigt', color: 'red', position: 'top', icon: 'cancel' });
@@ -21,7 +32,18 @@ const startGameQuasar = async() => {
       icon: 'check_circle',
       position: 'top'
     });
-    router.replace("/game")
+
+    // Start polling until gameId is set
+    pollInterval = window.setInterval(async () => {
+      await info.requestState();
+      if (info.gameId) {
+        if (pollInterval) {
+          clearInterval(pollInterval);
+          pollInterval = null;
+        }
+      }
+    }, 100);
+
   }).catch(() => {
     $q.notify({
       message: `Lobby "${lobbyCode.value}" nicht gefunden`,
@@ -29,9 +51,8 @@ const startGameQuasar = async() => {
       icon: 'cancel',
       position: 'top'
     })
-  }).finally(() =>
     isLoading.value = false
-  )
+  })
 }
 </script>