diff --git a/src/main/html/css/core.css b/src/main/html/css/core.css
index 0c74fd03a90..e3471229eba 100644
--- a/src/main/html/css/core.css
+++ b/src/main/html/css/core.css
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ div.wrap { width: 640px; margin: 100px auto;}
 .title input {width: 300px; }
 .title span { display: inline-block; width: 120px; text-align: right; }
 
-.messages { height: 20ex; overflow: auto; background-color: #eee; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid black; list-style: none; }
+.messages { height: 20ex; overflow: auto; background-color: #fff; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid black; list-style: none; }
 .messages .incoming { color: #006; }
 .messages .incoming:before { content: "<< "}
 .messages .outcoming { color: #060; }
 .messages .outcoming:before { content: ">> "}
 .messages .error { color: #600; }
+.messages li:nth-child(2n) { background-color: #f7f7f7; }
 
 .packets { padding: 4px; background-color: #ddd; border: 1px solid black; border-top: 0px; display: none; }
 .packets span { display: inline-block; width: 120px; text-align: right; }
diff --git a/src/main/html/js/main.js b/src/main/html/js/main.js
index 964ea5230c2..a1dc55511fb 100644
--- a/src/main/html/js/main.js
+++ b/src/main/html/js/main.js
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ function addLi(className, text) {
 }
 
 function onConnectClicked() {
-	server.connect($("#ws_uri").val());
+	var uri = $("#ws_uri").val()
+	addLi("connecting", "Connecting to ws://" + uri + " ..." )
+	server.connect(uri);
 	$('#connect').attr("disabled", "disabled")
 	$('#disconn').removeAttr("disabled")
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/incoming/PacketOpcode.java b/src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/incoming/PacketOpcode.java
index face2ed2c53..656cdce45ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/incoming/PacketOpcode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/net/protocol/incoming/PacketOpcode.java
@@ -44,12 +44,10 @@ public enum PacketOpcode {
 
     private static IPacket decodePacket(PacketOpcode code, String data) {
         switch(code) {
-            case Echo:
-                return EchoPacket.parse(data);
-            case Authorize:
-                return AuthorizePacket.parse(data);
-            default: 
-                return UnknownPacket.parse(data);
+            case Echo: return EchoPacket.parse(data);
+            case Authorize: return AuthorizePacket.parse(data);
+            
+            default: return UnknownPacket.parse(data);
         }
     }
 }