diff --git a/kserver.py b/kserver.py
index 6c7df80a328c05b80ff1b90d203ec6e6f4bf43bb..f8633cb22b3dd83af9646280fdab64db7666351a 100644
--- a/kserver.py
+++ b/kserver.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def listen(queue):
 def start_election(queue):
     """Startet die Leader Election basierend auf empfangenen Nachrichten."""
     print("Starting election...")
-    broadcast(f"START_ELECTION {server_id}")
+    broadcast(f"START_ELECTION: {server_id}")
 
     current_leader = None
     while True:
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ def start_election(queue):
 
             # Nachricht verarbeiten
             if "START_ELECTION" in message:
-                sender_uuid = message.split(" ")[1]
+                sender_uuid = message.split(": ")[1]
+                print("extracted uuid?:", sender_uuid)
 
                 # Vergleich der UUIDs für Leader Election
                 if sender_uuid > server_id: