diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 733e054..dfe8361 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ option(BUILD_DOC "Build documentation" ON) # additional dependency for Doxygen
 option(PACKAGING "Allow Packaging to <exe>, <deb> or <rpm>" ON) # additional dependencies for RPMbuild,dpkg  or NSIS
 option(TESTS "Build Tests" ON) # additional dependencies for GTEST - to build tests
 option(GUI "Build GUI elements" ON) # additional dependencies to QT libraries needed
-set(WinBuild true)
+set(WinBuild false)
 
 # helper variables
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
diff --git a/inc/IPRefresher.h b/inc/IPRefresher.h
index 6bc713d..70d8e0e 100644
--- a/inc/IPRefresher.h
+++ b/inc/IPRefresher.h
@@ -9,12 +9,19 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+namespace IPRefresher_Status_Code {
+    const int SUCCESS = 1;
+    const int ERROR = -1;
+    const int ERROR_NO_INTERNET = -2;
+    const int NOREFRESH = 0;
+}
+
 class IPRefresher {
 public:
     /**
      * refresh ip address on Dynu server
      */
-    void checkIPAdress(bool force);
+    bool checkIPAdress(bool force);
 
     /**
      * default constructor
@@ -27,4 +34,4 @@ public:
      * @param loop true->loopmode on
      */
     explicit IPRefresher(bool loop);
-};
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/IPRefresher.cpp b/src/IPRefresher.cpp
index 3dbcf0f..7238a02 100644
--- a/src/IPRefresher.cpp
+++ b/src/IPRefresher.cpp
@@ -11,23 +11,26 @@
 #include <thread>
 #include <Logger.h>
 
-void IPRefresher::checkIPAdress(bool force) {
+bool IPRefresher::checkIPAdress(bool force) {
     FileLogger logger;
-
+    testspace::testi5();
     IPAPI ipapi;
     std::string ip = ipapi.getGlobalIp();
 
     if (ip.empty()) {
         //no internet connection (or other error)
         Logger::warning("no internet connection");
+        return IPRefresher_Status_Code::ERROR_NO_INTERNET;
     } else if (!IpHelper::isIpValid(ip)) {
         // error when ip doesn't contain a :
         Logger::warning("an error occured when getting the global ip");
+        return IPRefresher_Status_Code::ERROR;
     } else {
         std::string oldip = logger.readip();
 
         if (oldip == ip && !force) {
             Logger::message("no change -- ip: " + ip);
+            return IPRefresher_Status_Code::NOREFRESH;
         } else {
             Logger::message("ip changed! -- from :" + oldip + "to: " + ip);
 
@@ -43,9 +46,11 @@ void IPRefresher::checkIPAdress(bool force) {
             } else if (!result) {
                 //error
                 Logger::error("failed to write ip to dynu api!");
+                return IPRefresher_Status_Code::ERROR;
             }
 
             logger.safeip(ip);
+            return result ? IPRefresher_Status_Code::SUCCESS : IPRefresher_Status_Code::ERROR;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 2c758d9..3471287 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,23 @@ void MainWindow::refreshIPBtn() {
     new std::thread([this]() {
         IPRefresher ipr;
         if (Config::readConfig()) {
-            ipr.checkIPAdress(false);
+            int code = ipr.checkIPAdress(false);
+            switch (code) {
+                case IPRefresher_Status_Code::SUCCESS:
+                    appendLogField("successfully refreshed IP!");
+                    break;
+                case IPRefresher_Status_Code::NOREFRESH:
+                    appendLogField("IP is already correct.");
+                    break;
+                case IPRefresher_Status_Code::ERROR_NO_INTERNET:
+                    appendLogField("Error: No Internet connection");
+                    break;
+                case IPRefresher_Status_Code::ERROR:
+                    appendLogField("An error occured while refreshing.");
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    appendLogField("An unknown error code occured");
+            }
         } else {
             std::cout << "incorrect credentials!" << std::endl;
         }
diff --git a/src/maingui.cpp b/src/maingui.cpp
index ec9a7a0..c144b60 100644
--- a/src/maingui.cpp
+++ b/src/maingui.cpp
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@
 //
 
 #include <QApplication>
-#include <iostream>
 #include "gui/MainWindow.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-    std::cout << "gui here!" << std::endl;
-    QCoreApplication::addLibraryPath(".");
-
     QApplication a(argc, argv);
     MainWindow w;
     w.show();