diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 372a266c..4a259315 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -42,16 +42,15 @@ def show_scoreboard():
 
 @app.route('/increase_score', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def increase_score():
-    global scoreboard
+    team_id = request.get_json()["id"]
 
-    json_data = request.get_json()   
-    team_id = json_data["id"]  
-    
     for team in scoreboard:
         if team["id"] == team_id:
             team["score"] += 1
 
-    return jsonify(scoreboard=scoreboard)
+    sorted_scoreboard = sorted(scoreboard, key=lambda k: k["score"], reverse=True)
+    
+    return jsonify(scoreboard=sorted_scoreboard)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/static/scoreboard.js b/static/scoreboard.js
index 34ce2009..fc12d2f3 100644
--- a/static/scoreboard.js
+++ b/static/scoreboard.js
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ function increase_score(id){
     contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
     data : JSON.stringify(team_id),
     success: function(result){
-        
+        var updated_scoreboard = result["scoreboard"];
+
+        scoreboard = updated_scoreboard;
+        display_scoreboard(scoreboard);
     },
     error: function(request, status, error){
         console.log("Error");