diff --git a/frontend/src/login_screen.rs b/frontend/src/login_screen.rs
index ee16e59..750df67 100644
--- a/frontend/src/login_screen.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/login_screen.rs
@@ -84,4 +84,8 @@ impl Screen for LoginScreen {
 
         None
     }
+
+    fn handle_messages(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context) {
+        // do nothing
+    }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.rs b/frontend/src/main.rs
index c976b9c..d9f8403 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/main.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ impl State {
             Self::PlayerScreen(player_screen) => player_screen.handle_frame(ctx),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn handle_messages(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context) {
+        match self {
+            Self::Init => {}
+            State::Login(login_screen) => login_screen.handle_messages(ctx),
+            State::PlayerScreen(player_screen) => player_screen.handle_messages(ctx),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub enum StateTransition {
@@ -51,6 +59,8 @@ async fn main() {
     state.transition_state(StateTransition::Init);
 
     loop {
+        state.handle_messages(&mut context);
+
         if let Some(transition) = state.handle_frame(&mut context) {
             state = state.transition_state(transition);
         }
diff --git a/frontend/src/player_screen.rs b/frontend/src/player_screen.rs
index ffdadf2..7c55107 100644
--- a/frontend/src/player_screen.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/player_screen.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,28 @@ impl PlayerScreen {
 }
 
 impl Screen for PlayerScreen {
+    fn handle_messages(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context) {
+        let msg = ctx.recv_msg();
+
+        if let Some(msg) = msg {
+            match msg {
+                crate::model::GameResponse::JoinResponse { .. } => {}
+                crate::model::GameResponse::AckBuzzer => {
+                    info!("Button pressed ack");
+                    self.button_pressed = true;
+                }
+                crate::model::GameResponse::ResetBuzzer => {
+                    info!("Button press reset");
+                    self.button_pressed = false;
+                }
+                crate::model::GameResponse::UpdatePountTotal { score } => {
+                    info!("Score updated to: {}", score);
+                    self.score = score;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fn handle_frame(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context) -> Option<StateTransition> {
         clear_background(BEIGE);
 
@@ -35,6 +57,14 @@ impl Screen for PlayerScreen {
             RED
         };
 
+        draw_text(
+            &format!("Score: {}", self.score),
+            screen_width() * 0.5,
+            screen_height() * 0.25,
+            50.0,
+            BLACK,
+        );
+
         let button_size = (screen_width() * 0.33).min(screen_height() * 0.20);
         draw_circle(
             screen_width() * 0.5,
@@ -49,7 +79,7 @@ impl Screen for PlayerScreen {
             button_color,
         );
 
-        if is_mouse_button_pressed(MouseButton::Left) {
+        if !self.button_pressed && is_mouse_button_pressed(MouseButton::Left) {
             let loc = Vec2::from(mouse_position());
             let normalize = loc - Vec2::new(screen_width() * 0.5, screen_height() * 0.5);
 
@@ -60,7 +90,6 @@ impl Screen for PlayerScreen {
                 let time = unix_timestamp.as_secs_f64();
 
                 info!("Button pressed @ {}", time);
-                self.button_pressed = true;
                 let buzz_in = BuzzIn { time };
 
                 ctx.send_msg(&ClientMessage::BuzzIn(buzz_in));
diff --git a/frontend/src/screen.rs b/frontend/src/screen.rs
index e596921..5927439 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screen.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/screen.rs
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ use crate::{StateTransition, context::Context};
 pub trait Screen {
     fn init_frame(&mut self) {}
     fn handle_frame(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context) -> Option<StateTransition>;
+    fn handle_messages(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context);
 }