diff --git a/static/scoreboard.js b/static/scoreboard.js
index 34ce2009..5f19529b 100644
--- a/static/scoreboard.js
+++ b/static/scoreboard.js
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ function increase_score(id){
     contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
     data : JSON.stringify(team_id),
     success: function(result){
-        
+        // sort scoreboard by score descending
+        result.scoreboard.sort(function(a, b){
+          return b.score - a.score;
+        });
+        // update frontend immediately
+        display_scoreboard(result.scoreboard);   
     },
     error: function(request, status, error){
         console.log("Error");