diff --git a/src/banktransfer/service/banktransfer.go b/src/banktransfer/service/banktransfer.go
index 491b479d17529ee4a2b45c2c375d3646dd2b94ce..92f50e2e65bffde8b5640d75dda297e804c8d38c 100644
--- a/src/banktransfer/service/banktransfer.go
+++ b/src/banktransfer/service/banktransfer.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package service
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -12,45 +14,59 @@ import (
 type BankTransferService struct {
 	banktransfer.BankTransferServer
 	counter int32
+	queue   chan banktransfer.Transaction
 }
 
 func NewBankTransferService() *BankTransferService {
-	return &BankTransferService{counter: 1}
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	return &BankTransferService{counter: 1, queue: make(chan banktransfer.Transaction)}
 }
 func (s *BankTransferService) TransferMoney(_ context.Context, transaction *banktransfer.Transaction) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	log.Infof("Received transaction: %v", transaction)
+	entry := log.WithField("transaction", transaction)
+	entry.Info("Received transaction")
+	s.processTransaction(transaction)
 	return &emptypb.Empty{}, nil
 }
 
+func (s *BankTransferService) processTransaction(transaction *banktransfer.Transaction) {
+	entry := log.WithField("transaction", transaction)
+	go func(transaction banktransfer.Transaction) {
+		entry.Info("Start processing transaction")
+		atomic.AddInt32(&s.counter, 1)
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(9)+1) * time.Second)
+		s.queue <- transaction
+		entry.Info("Processing transaction finished")
+	}(*transaction)
+}
+
 func (s *BankTransferService) ProcessTransactions(stream banktransfer.BankTransfer_ProcessTransactionsServer) error {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(2 * time.Second)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
 	return func() error {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-stream.Context().Done():
 				log.Info("Watching transactions cancelled from the client side")
 				return nil
-			case <-ticker.C:
-				transaction := &banktransfer.Transaction{Id: s.counter, Amount: 20}
+			case transaction := <-s.queue:
+				id := transaction.Id
 				entry := log.WithField("transaction", transaction)
 				entry.Info("Sending transaction")
-				if err := stream.Send(transaction); err != nil {
+				if err := stream.Send(&transaction); err != nil {
+					// TODO: we need to recover from this if communication is not up
 					entry.WithError(err).Error("Error sending transaction")
 					return err
 				}
 				entry.Info("Transaction sent. Waiting for processing response")
 				response, err := stream.Recv()
 				if err != nil {
+					// TODO: we need to recover from this if communication is not up
 					entry.WithError(err).Error("Error receiving processing response")
 					return err
 				}
-				if response.Id != s.counter {
+				if response.Id != id {
 					// NOTE: this is just a guard and not happening as transaction is local per connection
 					entry.Error("Received processing response of a different transaction")
 				} else {
 					entry.Info("Processing response received")
-					s.counter++
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/myaktion/docker-entrypoint.sh b/src/myaktion/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 928de3806ae06c5ebee1d6be24726a4ed45ef18d..1e411c6ff4aa62cefd39b4ba5e12aa1531878f56 100644
--- a/src/myaktion/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/src/myaktion/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# Abort on any error (including if wait-for-it fails).
 set -e
 
 # Wait for DB
@@ -10,8 +9,7 @@ fi
 
 # Wait for banktransfer
 if [ -n "$BANKTRANSFER_CONNECT" ]; then
-    /go/src/app/wait-for-it.sh "$BANKTRANSFER_CONNECT" -t 20
+  /go/src/app/wait-for-it.sh "$BANKTRANSFER_CONNECT" -t 40
 fi
 
-# Run the main container command.
-exec "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
+# Run the 
diff --git a/src/myaktion/monitor.go b/src/myaktion/monitor.go
index ad81999e7e0c08b69d961a64096ae2f6188a9fb8..68aebdb1ae9b418d0b4935616f62edca0067dfe4 100644
--- a/src/myaktion/monitor.go
+++ b/src/myaktion/monitor.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"gitlab.reutlingen-university.de/albrecht/myaktion-go/src/myaktion/client"
 	"gitlab.reutlingen-university.de/albrecht/myaktion-go/src/myaktion/client/banktransfer"
+	"gitlab.reutlingen-university.de/albrecht/myaktion-go/src/myaktion/service"
 )
 
 func monitortransactions() {
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ func connectandmonitor() {
 			continue
 		}
 		entry := log.WithField("transaction", transaction)
+		entry.Info("Received transaction")
+		err = service.MarkDonation(uint(transaction.DonationId))
+		if err != nil {
+			entry.WithError(err).Error("error changing donation status")
+			continue
+		}
 		entry.Info("Received transaction. Sending processing response")
 		err = watcher.Send(&banktransfer.ProcessingResponse{Id: transaction.Id})
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/myaktion/service/donation.go b/src/myaktion/service/donation.go
index d0104f4cda8909e1dd5ae743429da72ce0dc77d6..dc82d9f6845abc007e5dc04a4e5d0d0f8b55e414 100644
--- a/src/myaktion/service/donation.go
+++ b/src/myaktion/service/donation.go
@@ -71,3 +71,23 @@ func deleteDonation(donation *model.Donation) error {
 	entry.Info("Successfully deleted campaign.")
 	return nil
 }
+
+func MarkDonation(id uint) error {
+	entry := log.WithField("donationId", id)
+	donation := new(model.Donation)
+	result := db.DB.First(donation, id)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		entry.WithError(result.Error).Error("Can't retrieve donation")
+		return result.Error
+	}
+	entry = entry.WithField("donation", donation)
+	entry.Trace("Retrieved donation")
+	donation.Status = model.TRANSFERRED
+	result = db.DB.Save(donation)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		entry.WithError(result.Error).Error("Can't update donation")
+		return result.Error
+	}
+	entry.Info("Successfully updated status of donation.")
+	return nil
+}