diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/ClientToServerThread.java b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/ClientToServerThread.java
index 1ee1dd96..f84fc421 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/ClientToServerThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/ClientToServerThread.java
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public class ClientToServerThread implements Runnable {
         }
     }
 
-    private void closeSocket() {
+    public void closeSocket() {
         try {
             socket.close();
             socketOpen = false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java
index 6ec28826..91c00a0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ public class GameClient {
 
     private void parsePackets() {
         while (socketThread.getPacketQueue().peek() != null) {
+            System.out.println("PARSING PACKET");
             StreamPacket packet = socketThread.getPacketQueue().poll();
             switch (packet.getType()) {
                 case RACE_STATUS:
@@ -297,6 +298,8 @@ public class GameClient {
                 case CHATTER_TEXT:
                     Pair<Integer, String> playerIdMessagePair = StreamParser
                         .extractChatterText(packet);
+
+                    System.out.println("playerIdMessagePair = " + playerIdMessagePair);
                     raceView.updateChatHistory(
                         allBoatsMap.get(playerIdMessagePair.getKey()).getColour(),
                         playerIdMessagePair.getValue()
@@ -457,4 +460,9 @@ public class GameClient {
         }
     }
 
+
+    public ClientToServerThread getSocketThread() {
+        return socketThread;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/features/SendChat.feature b/src/test/java/features/SendChat.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f4a66d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/features/SendChat.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Feature: SendChat
+  Scenario: User send chat to another client
+    Given The are two games running
+    When the user has pressed sends the message "Hello world" in a text box
+    Then the other client should recieve the message "Hello world"
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diff --git a/src/test/java/steps/SendChatSteps.java b/src/test/java/steps/SendChatSteps.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b99e6e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/steps/SendChatSteps.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package steps;
+
+import cucumber.api.PendingException;
+import cucumber.api.java.en.Given;
+import cucumber.api.java.en.Then;
+import cucumber.api.java.en.When;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import seng302.gameServer.GameStages;
+import seng302.gameServer.GameState;
+import seng302.gameServer.MainServerThread;
+import seng302.gameServer.messages.BoatAction;
+import seng302.model.ServerYacht;
+import seng302.visualiser.ClientToServerThread;
+import seng302.visualiser.GameClient;
+import seng302.visualiser.controllers.StartScreenController;
+
+/**
+ * Created by kre39 on 7/08/17.
+ */
+public class SendChatSteps {
+
+    MainServerThread mst;
+    GameClient client1;
+    GameClient client2;
+
+
+//TODO Need to mock the controller pane in order to run the full game client
+    @Given("^The are two games running$")
+    public void the_are_two_games_running() throws Throwable {
+//        client1 = new GameClient(new Pane());
+//        client1.runAsHost("localhost", 4942);
+////        client2 = new ClientToServerThread("localhost", 4942);
+//        GameState.setCurrentStage(GameStages.RACING);
+//        Thread.sleep(200);
+    }
+
+
+    @When("^the user has pressed sends the message \"([^\"]*)\" in a text box$")
+    public void the_user_has_pressed_sends_the_message_in_a_text_box(String arg1) throws Throwable {
+//        client1.getSocketThread().sendChatterMessage(arg1);
+    }
+
+    @Then("^the other client should recieve the message \"([^\"]*)\"$")
+    public void the_other_client_should_recieve_the_message(String arg1) throws Throwable {
+//        System.out.println(client2.getPacketQueue());
+//        client2.setSocketToClose();
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/java/steps/ToggleSailSteps.java b/src/test/java/steps/ToggleSailSteps.java
index e4c6abed..6c3a2f9f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/steps/ToggleSailSteps.java
+++ b/src/test/java/steps/ToggleSailSteps.java
@@ -49,5 +49,7 @@ public class ToggleSailSteps {
         } else {
             Assert.assertFalse(yacht.getSailIn());
         }
+        mst.terminate();
+        client.closeSocket();
     }
 }