diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/config/GFDatabaseConfig.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/config/GFDatabaseConfig.java
index 252905102d2472eaa125f06499bbdfe1663ea254..9d61aea469fb9aebdd44000313224d34bb8c5b1b 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/config/GFDatabaseConfig.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/config/GFDatabaseConfig.java
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ public class GFDatabaseConfig {
     public static final String USER = "root";
     public static final String PASS = "";
     public static final String DB_NAME = "fltrail";
+    public static final String TEST_DB_NAME = "fltrail_test";
 }
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/service/CommunicationService.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/service/CommunicationService.java
index 778f2456b220af7d68d8c86b916d5369f10d31e3..a82bdd7b482a2ea6a1ac0182398aa28995f99f15 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/service/CommunicationService.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/service/CommunicationService.java
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
             isUpdated = true;
         } else {
             return isUpdated;
-        } return null;
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
 
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
         if (isUpdated == null) {
         } else {
             isUpdated = false;
-        } return null;
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -122,8 +124,7 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
 
         HttpEntity entity = body.getEntity();
 
-        HttpResponse<Map> response =
-                body.asObject(Map.class);
+        HttpResponse<Map> response = body.asObject(Map.class);
 
         if (isBadRequest(response)) {
             return Strings.EMPTY;
@@ -145,6 +146,9 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
 
         // chatRoom name: projectId - GroupId
         String chatRoomName = String.join("-", group.getProjectName(), String.valueOf(group.getId()));
+        if (exists(chatRoomName)) {
+            return true;
+        }
         String chatRoomId = createChatRoom(chatRoomName, readOnly, group.getMembers());
         if (chatRoomId.isEmpty()) {
             return false;
@@ -164,10 +168,7 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
         bodyMap.put("roomId", roomId);
 
         HttpResponse<Map> response =
-                unirestService
-                        .post(ROCKET_CHAT_API_LINK + "groups.delete")
-                        .headers(headerMap)
-                        .body(bodyMap)
+                unirestService.post(ROCKET_CHAT_API_LINK + "groups.delete").headers(headerMap).body(bodyMap)
                         .asObject(Map.class);
 
         if (isBadRequest(response)) {
@@ -205,11 +206,9 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
 
         String groupUrl = addUser ? "groups.invite" : "groups.kick";
 
-        HttpResponse<Map> response = unirestService
-                .post(GFRocketChatConfig.ROCKET_CHAT_API_LINK + groupUrl)
-                .headers(headerMap)
-                .body(bodyMap)
-                .asObject(Map.class);
+        HttpResponse<Map> response =
+                unirestService.post(GFRocketChatConfig.ROCKET_CHAT_API_LINK + groupUrl).headers(headerMap).body(bodyMap)
+                        .asObject(Map.class);
 
         if (isBadRequest(response)) {
             return false;
@@ -232,11 +231,8 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
 
         Map<String, String> headerMap = new RocketChatHeaderMapBuilder().withRocketChatAdminAuth().build();
 
-        HttpResponse<Map> response =
-                unirestService
-                        .get(ROCKET_CHAT_API_LINK + "groups.info")
-                        .headers(headerMap)
-                        .queryString("roomId", roomId).asObject(Map.class);
+        HttpResponse<Map> response = unirestService.get(ROCKET_CHAT_API_LINK + "groups.info").headers(headerMap)
+                .queryString("roomId", roomId).asObject(Map.class);
 
         if (isBadRequest(response)) {
             return Strings.EMPTY;
@@ -263,9 +259,7 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
         rocketChatAuth.put("password", user.getPassword());
 
         HttpResponse<RocketChatLoginResponse> response =
-                unirestService
-                        .post(ROCKET_CHAT_API_LINK + "login")
-                        .body(rocketChatAuth)
+                unirestService.post(ROCKET_CHAT_API_LINK + "login").body(rocketChatAuth)
                         .asObject(RocketChatLoginResponse.class);
 
         if (isBadRequest(response)) {
@@ -298,9 +292,7 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
         rocketChatRegister.put("name", user.getName());
 
         HttpResponse<RocketChatRegisterResponse> response =
-                unirestService
-                        .post(ROCKET_CHAT_API_LINK + "users.register")
-                        .body(rocketChatRegister)
+                unirestService.post(ROCKET_CHAT_API_LINK + "users.register").body(rocketChatRegister)
                         .asObject(RocketChatRegisterResponse.class);
 
         if (isBadRequest(response)) {
@@ -327,7 +319,6 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
 
         loginUser(ADMIN_USER);
 
-        User user = userDAO.getUserByEmail(userEmail);
         String chatRoomId = groupDAO.getGroupChatRoomId(new User(userEmail), new Project(projectName));
         if (chatRoomId.isEmpty()) {
             return Strings.EMPTY;
@@ -392,10 +383,8 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
     @Override
     public boolean sendMessageToUsers(Project project, EMailMessage eMailMessage) {
         List<User> users = userDAO.getUsersByProjectName(project.getName());
-        List<User> userEmailProblemList = users
-                .stream()
-                .filter(user -> !sendSingleMessage(eMailMessage, user))
-                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        List<User> userEmailProblemList =
+                users.stream().filter(user -> !sendSingleMessage(eMailMessage, user)).collect(Collectors.toList());
         return userEmailProblemList.isEmpty();
     }
 
@@ -450,14 +439,13 @@ public class CommunicationService implements ICommunication {
         user.setRocketChatPersonalAccessToken(responseBody.get("token").toString());
         return true;
     }*/
-
     private boolean isBadRequest(HttpResponse response) {
         int status = response.getStatus();
         if (Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode() == status) {
             unsetAdminToken();
         }
-        return status == Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode() ||
-                status == Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED.getStatusCode();
+        return status == Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode() || status == Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED
+                .getStatusCode();
     }
 
 
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/group/GroupDAO.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/group/GroupDAO.java
index 61c3613be4db48200e149c5b31f400eed8a535e7..ebe009fa95ae7578f60b494a3b9815293027ce64 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/group/GroupDAO.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/group/GroupDAO.java
@@ -155,9 +155,12 @@ public class GroupDAO {
 
     public String getGroupChatRoomId(User user, Project project) {
         connect.connect();
-        String mysqlRequest = "SELECT g.chatRoomId FROM groups g join groupuser gu on g.id=gu.groupId where g" +
-                ".projectName=? and gu.studentId=?";
-        VereinfachtesResultSet resultSet = connect.issueSelectStatement(mysqlRequest, project.getName(),
+        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+        stringBuilder.append("SELECT g.chatRoomId FROM groups g ");
+        stringBuilder.append("join groupuser gu on g.id=gu.groupId ");
+        stringBuilder.append("where g.projectName=? and gu.userEmail=?");
+
+        VereinfachtesResultSet resultSet = connect.issueSelectStatement(stringBuilder.toString(), project.getName(),
                 user.getEmail());
         if (Objects.isNull(resultSet)) {
             connect.close();
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/project/Project.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/project/Project.java
index c48ae3bb3f27b442cd3f68b6d0918ea88a4d2389..f8a590c389bd032f6db5b5a11ce53929b914006a 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/project/Project.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/project/Project.java
@@ -22,19 +22,9 @@ public class Project {
     private String[] tags;
 
     public Project() {
+        tags = new String[0];
     }
 
-    public Project(String name, String password, Boolean active, String author, String adminPassword, String[] tags) {
-        this.name = name;
-        this.password = password;
-        this.active = active;
-        this.authorEmail = author;
-        this.adminPassword = adminPassword;
-        this.timecreated = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        // default starting at course creation if new
-        this.setPhase(Phase.CourseCreation);
-        this.tags = tags;
-    }
 
     public Project(
             String name, String password, Boolean active, Long timecreated, String authorEmail,
@@ -49,13 +39,17 @@ public class Project {
         this.tags = tags;
     }
 
-    public Project(String projectName, String password) {
+    public Project(String projectName, String authorEmail) {
         this.name = projectName;
-        this.password = password;
+        this.authorEmail = authorEmail;
+        this.active = true;
+        this.timecreated = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        tags = new String[0];
     }
 
     public Project(String projectName) {
         this.name = projectName;
+        this.active = true;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/project/ProjectDAO.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/project/ProjectDAO.java
index 5b88b2d8ffd707cf37e9d34617bafbccdb25aee8..b26ea42c94987adb6519259f2f4316fe6200f335 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/project/ProjectDAO.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/project/ProjectDAO.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class ProjectDAO {
                     "INSERT INTO projects (`name`, `password`, `active`, `timecreated`, `author`, " + "`adminPassword`, `phase`) values (?,?,?,?,?,?,?)";
             connect.issueInsertOrDeleteStatement(mysqlRequest, project.getName(), project.getPassword(),
                     project.isActive(), project.getTimecreated(), project.getAuthorEmail(), project.getAdminPassword(),
-                    project.getPhase() == null ? Phase.CourseCreation : project.getPhase());
+                    project.getPhase() == null ? Phase.GroupFormation : project.getPhase());
 
             connect.close();
 
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/process/phases/Phase.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/process/phases/Phase.java
index d15add69190159aeea245456536160ba9b71383e..7efe120e1d131a5516d5e04190b030137bf8fa37 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/process/phases/Phase.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/process/phases/Phase.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package unipotsdam.gf.process.phases;
 
 public enum Phase {
-    CourseCreation, GroupFormation, DossierFeedback, Execution, Assessment,
+    GroupFormation, DossierFeedback, Execution, Assessment,
     Projectfinished
 }
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/process/phases/PhasesImpl.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/process/phases/PhasesImpl.java
index dc113e5ed0cecbc7d804da73510c714def073c1e..973fbee8f0fda35105cbe99c6604b6379248e6fd 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/process/phases/PhasesImpl.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/process/phases/PhasesImpl.java
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ public class PhasesImpl implements IPhases {
         Phase changeToPhase = getNextPhase(currentPhase);
         Map<StudentIdentifier, ConstraintsMessages> tasks;
         switch (currentPhase) {
-            case CourseCreation:
-                // saving the state
-
-                saveState(project, changeToPhase);
-                break;
             case GroupFormation:
                 // inform users about the formed groups, optionally giving them a hint on what happens next
                 iCommunication.sendMessageToUsers(project, Messages.GroupFormation(project));
@@ -126,8 +121,6 @@ public class PhasesImpl implements IPhases {
 
     private Phase getNextPhase(Phase phase) {
         switch (phase) {
-            case CourseCreation:
-                return Phase.GroupFormation;
             case GroupFormation:
                 return Phase.DossierFeedback;
             case DossierFeedback:
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/ChatWindow.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/taglibs/ChatWindow.java
similarity index 83%
rename from gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/ChatWindow.java
rename to gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/taglibs/ChatWindow.java
index baf269252db8f6998c1f44f6ec925c3ce12ddbdf..e54af9c58caea0bc7c9eefd709954b48da720b93 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/ChatWindow.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/taglibs/ChatWindow.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package unipotsdam.gf.modules.communication;
+package unipotsdam.gf.taglibs;
 
 import org.glassfish.hk2.api.ServiceLocator;
 import org.glassfish.hk2.utilities.ServiceLocatorUtilities;
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import unipotsdam.gf.config.GFApplicationBinder;
 import unipotsdam.gf.interfaces.ICommunication;
 import unipotsdam.gf.modules.communication.service.CommunicationService;
+import unipotsdam.gf.session.GFContexts;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.jsp.JspWriter;
@@ -27,11 +28,12 @@ public class ChatWindow extends SimpleTagSupport {
 
         PageContext pageContext = (PageContext) getJspContext();
         HttpServletRequest request = (HttpServletRequest) pageContext.getRequest();
-        String token = request.getParameter("token");
-        String projectId = request.getParameter("projectId");
+        /*String token = request.getParameter("token"); */
+        String projectId = request.getParameter("projectName");
 
         ICommunication communicationService = new CommunicationService();
-        String chatRoomLink = communicationService.getChatRoomLink(token, projectId);
+        String chatRoomLink = communicationService.getChatRoomLink(request.getSession().getAttribute(GFContexts
+                        .USEREMAIL).toString(), projectId);
         log.debug("ChatRoomLink for ChatWindow: {}", chatRoomLink);
         JspWriter out = getJspContext().getOut();
         out.println("<iframe height=\"400px\" src=\"" + chatRoomLink + "\"/>");
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/taglibs/Menu.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/taglibs/Menu.java
index c2957b1c7d7e0ba5d00ea99eceab1889137464d1..9de604d0944b026d21e071a682a164ca028e2079 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/taglibs/Menu.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/java/unipotsdam/gf/taglibs/Menu.java
@@ -96,15 +96,6 @@ public class Menu extends SimpleTagSupport {
                 "        <ul>\n";
         if (phase != null)
             switch (phase) {
-                case CourseCreation: {
-                    phaseViewString += "  <li class=\"neutral icon\">Projektinitialisierung</li>\n" +
-                            "          <li class=\"icon inactive\">Entwurfsphase</li>\n" +
-                            "          <li class=\"icon inactive\">Feedbackphase</li>\n" +
-                            "          <li class=\"icon inactive\">Reflextionsphase</li>\n" +
-                            "          <li class=\"icon inactive\" >Assessment</li>\n" +
-                            "          <li class=\"icon inactive\">Noten</li>\n";
-                    break;
-                }
                 case GroupFormation:{
                     phaseViewString += "  <li class=\"neutral icon closed\">Projektinitialisierung</li>\n" +
                             "          <li class=\"draft icon \">Entwurfsphase</li>\n" +
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/webapp/project/tasks-student.jsp b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/webapp/project/tasks-student.jsp
index c57e6d5960a786d493373dde547648af6b87983f..96009f17e985f63b6ae033afe5119105f72a9793 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/webapp/project/tasks-student.jsp
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/webapp/project/tasks-student.jsp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 <%@ taglib uri="../taglibs/gemeinsamForschen.tld" prefix="headLine" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="../taglibs/gemeinsamForschen.tld" prefix="omniDependencies" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="../taglibs/gemeinsamForschen.tld" prefix="footer" %>
+<%@ taglib uri="../taglibs/gemeinsamForschen.tld" prefix="chat"%>
+
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="de">
 <head>
@@ -51,9 +53,10 @@
                 <div style="clear:left"></div>
             </div>
         </div>
+    </script>
 
+    <chat:chatWindow orientation="right"></chat:chatWindow>
 
-    </script>
 </div>
 <footer:footer/>
 
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/webapp/taglibs/gemeinsamForschen.tld b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/webapp/taglibs/gemeinsamForschen.tld
index e253dbf3fd4501432b913f8d4ab0ce52344e25b2..a855fabaed419a9e66f4073d7a3f784c76f42feb 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/webapp/taglibs/gemeinsamForschen.tld
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/main/webapp/taglibs/gemeinsamForschen.tld
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
     <tag>
         <name>chatWindow</name>
-        <tag-class>unipotsdam.gf.modules.communication.ChatWindow</tag-class>
+        <tag-class>unipotsdam.gf.taglibs.ChatWindow</tag-class>
         <body-content>empty</body-content>
         <attribute>
             <name>orientation</name>
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/core/database/MysqlTestConnect.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/core/database/MysqlTestConnect.java
index 62a10bfa5b174eefa38efa5498305712e8ea1716..50a53a86c32b03ef28abd8c502dad2dc4439cbb0 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/core/database/MysqlTestConnect.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/core/database/MysqlTestConnect.java
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ public class MysqlTestConnect extends MysqlConnectImpl {
     private static String createConnectionString() {
 
         String connString =
-                "jdbc:mysql://" + "localhost" + "/" + GFDatabaseConfig.DB_NAME + "?user=" + GFDatabaseConfig.USER + "&password=" + GFDatabaseConfig.PASS;
+                "jdbc:mysql://" + "localhost" + "/" + GFDatabaseConfig.TEST_DB_NAME + "?user=" + GFDatabaseConfig.USER +
+                        "&password=" + GFDatabaseConfig.PASS;
         return String.format(connString, "fltrail_test");
     }
 
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/core/database/UpdateDB.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/core/database/UpdateDB.java
index 35189bdbd2c59b80445e895da3c3d4de7c6d1b14..17c9b042e8badd6122a1f6ac07fb8eeddcad5eeb 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/core/database/UpdateDB.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/core/database/UpdateDB.java
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ public class UpdateDB {
     private boolean stopOnError;
     private boolean autoCommit;
 
-    private PrintWriter logWriter = new PrintWriter(System.out);
+    //private PrintWriter logWriter = new PrintWriter(System.out);
+    private PrintWriter logWriter = null;
     private PrintWriter errorLogWriter = new PrintWriter(System.err);
 
     private String delimiter = DEFAULT_DELIMITER;
@@ -29,10 +30,22 @@ public class UpdateDB {
 
         UpdateDB updateDB = new UpdateDB(connection, true, false);
         System.out.println(new java.io.File( "." ).getCanonicalPath());
+        updateDB.runScript(new FileReader("src/test/resources/database/db.sql"));
         updateDB.runScript(new FileReader("src/test/resources/database/fltrail.sql"));
         updateDB.runScript(new FileReader("src/test/resources/database/testuser.sql"));
     }
 
+    public static void updateTestDB() throws SQLException, ManagedProcessException, IOException {
+        MysqlConnect  mysqlConnect = new MysqlTestConnect();
+        Connection connection = mysqlConnect.getConnection();
+
+        UpdateDB updateDB = new UpdateDB(connection, true, false);
+        System.out.println(new java.io.File( "." ).getCanonicalPath());
+        updateDB.runScript(new FileReader("src/test/resources/database/test_db.sql"));
+        updateDB.runScript(new FileReader("src/test/resources/database/fltrail.sql"));
+        //updateDB.runScript(new FileReader("src/test/resources/database/testuser.sql"));
+    }
+
     public UpdateDB(Connection connection, boolean stopOnError, boolean autoCommit) {
         this.connection = connection;
         this.stopOnError = stopOnError;
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/interfaces/ActivityFlowTest.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/interfaces/ActivityFlowTest.java
index 93e94f69d61b1349896f4c5123b8936f6fb44a86..4c5768678e7deeca05f904dc0cfc7bc7d1c93dd6 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/interfaces/ActivityFlowTest.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/interfaces/ActivityFlowTest.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class ActivityFlowTest {
         formGroups();
 
         // end first phase
-        phases.endPhase(Phase.CourseCreation, project);
+        phases.endPhase(Phase.GroupFormation, project);
 
         // upload dossiers
         uploadDossiers();
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/interfaces/PhaseTest.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/interfaces/PhaseTest.java
index 5928380b42700142cedd858b6e7c7c202652cf59..2f3f29b3f834f30f5a92cd20768b451abe9a2bd2 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/interfaces/PhaseTest.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/interfaces/PhaseTest.java
@@ -48,12 +48,7 @@ public class PhaseTest {
         management.register(user, project, null);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void phase1() {
-        Project project = new Project();
-        project.setName(projectName);
-        phases.endPhase(Phase.CourseCreation, project);
-    }
+
 
     @Test
     public void phase2() {
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/service/CommunicationServiceTest.java b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/service/CommunicationServiceTest.java
index cabbe1e5b1a0ea1e4575b2f15384cc5ce8b55209..1917b7fa90341a19e61e28112c58e167f03f9318 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/service/CommunicationServiceTest.java
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/java/unipotsdam/gf/modules/communication/service/CommunicationServiceTest.java
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package unipotsdam.gf.modules.communication.service;
 
+import ch.vorburger.exec.ManagedProcessException;
 import org.glassfish.hk2.api.ServiceLocator;
 import org.glassfish.hk2.utilities.ServiceLocatorUtilities;
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
-import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.*;
 import uk.co.jemos.podam.api.PodamFactory;
 import uk.co.jemos.podam.api.PodamFactoryImpl;
 import unipotsdam.gf.config.GFApplicationBinder;
+import unipotsdam.gf.core.database.TestGFApplicationBinder;
+import unipotsdam.gf.core.database.UpdateDB;
 import unipotsdam.gf.interfaces.ICommunication;
 import unipotsdam.gf.modules.assessment.controller.model.StudentIdentifier;
 import unipotsdam.gf.modules.communication.model.EMailMessage;
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import unipotsdam.gf.process.constraints.Constraints;
 import unipotsdam.gf.process.constraints.ConstraintsMessages;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -60,14 +62,21 @@ public class CommunicationServiceTest {
     Management management;
 
 
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void init() throws IOException, SQLException, ManagedProcessException {
+        UpdateDB.updateTestDB();
+    }
+
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
 
-        //final ServiceLocator locator = ServiceLocatorUtilities.bind(new TestGFApplicationBinder());
-        final ServiceLocator locator = ServiceLocatorUtilities.bind(new GFApplicationBinder());
+        final ServiceLocator locator = ServiceLocatorUtilities.bind(new TestGFApplicationBinder());
+        //final ServiceLocator locator = ServiceLocatorUtilities.bind(new GFApplicationBinder());
         locator.inject(this);
 
         user = new User("Vorname Nachname", "password", "email@uni.de", true);
+        userDAO.persist(user, null);
+
         createdChatRooms = new ArrayList<>();
 
     }
@@ -76,6 +85,8 @@ public class CommunicationServiceTest {
     public void tearDown() {
         createdChatRooms.forEach(createdChatRoom -> iCommunication.deleteChatRoom(createdChatRoom));
         createdChatRooms.clear();
+
+
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -135,10 +146,8 @@ public class CommunicationServiceTest {
         Group group = new Group();
         group.setMembers(Collections.singletonList(ADMIN_USER));
         group.setProjectName("chatWithGroup");
-        group.setId(1);
         boolean successful = iCommunication.createChatRoom(group, false);
         assertTrue(successful);
-
         createdChatRooms.add(group.getChatRoomId());
     }
 
@@ -161,9 +170,11 @@ public class CommunicationServiceTest {
     @Test
     public void getChatRoomLink() {
         String projectId = "Projekt";
+        Project project = new Project(projectId, user.getEmail());
+        projectDAO.persist(project);
+
         Group group = new Group();
         userDAO.persist(ADMIN_USER, new UserProfile());
-
         group.setProjectName(projectId);
         group.setMembers(Collections.singletonList(ADMIN_USER));
         groupDAO.persist(group);
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/resources/database/db.sql b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/resources/database/db.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5077fdd31903acb5e37a871746300826b8c2abe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/resources/database/db.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+SET SQL_MODE = "NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO";
+SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0;
+START TRANSACTION;
+SET time_zone = "+00:00";
+
+DROP DATABASE `fltrail`;
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `fltrail` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci;
+
+USE `fltrail`;
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diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/resources/database/fltrail.sql b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/resources/database/fltrail.sql
index 2093e8872ff57c077ac17b0a3e39fac3f0413ed2..a1d352a9667c1e8238f4df80e751d9f626e1cf5b 100644
--- a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/resources/database/fltrail.sql
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/resources/database/fltrail.sql
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-SET SQL_MODE = "NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO";
-SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0;
-START TRANSACTION;
-SET time_zone = "+00:00";
-
-DROP DATABASE `fltrail`;
-CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `fltrail` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci;
-
-USE `fltrail`;
-
 CREATE TABLE `annotations` (
   `id` varchar(120) NOT NULL,
   `timestamp` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
@@ -85,12 +75,12 @@ CREATE TABLE `phasesselected` (
 
 CREATE TABLE `projects` (
   `name` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
-  `password` varchar(400) NOT NULL,
-  `active` tinyint(1) NOT NULL,
-  `timecreated` mediumtext NOT NULL,
+  `password` varchar(400) DEFAULT '',
+  `active` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT true,
+  `timecreated` mediumtext,
   `author` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
-  `adminPassword` varchar(400) NOT NULL,
-  `phase` varchar(400) NOT NULL
+  `adminPassword` varchar(400),
+  `phase` varchar(400) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'GroupFormation'
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
 CREATE TABLE `projectuser` (
@@ -145,10 +135,10 @@ CREATE TABLE `users` (
   `name`                          varchar(100) NOT NULL,
   `password`                      varchar(200) NOT NULL,
   `email`                         varchar(255) NOT NULL,
-  `rocketChatUserId`              varchar(400) NOT NULL,
-  `rocketChatPersonalAccessToken` varchar(400) NOT NULL,
-  `rocketChatUsername`            varchar(400) NOT NULL,
-  `rocketChatAuthToken`           varchar(800) NOT NULL,
+  `rocketChatUserId`              varchar(400),
+  `rocketChatPersonalAccessToken` varchar(400),
+  `rocketChatUsername`            varchar(400),
+  `rocketChatAuthToken`           varchar(800),
   `isStudent`                     tinyint(1) DEFAULT '1'
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
diff --git a/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/resources/database/test_db.sql b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/resources/database/test_db.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5d93b29d8cf128ff167ed7a8525ce5b096070652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gemeinsamforschen/src/test/resources/database/test_db.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+SET SQL_MODE = "NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO";
+SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0;
+START TRANSACTION;
+SET time_zone = "+00:00";
+
+DROP DATABASE `fltrail_test`;
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `fltrail_test` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci;
+
+USE `fltrail_test`;
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