diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/server/Server.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/server/Server.java
index fa0e910..a35fe88 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/server/Server.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/server/Server.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public class Server implements GameServer<TurnBasedGame, NettyClient, Long> {
     final private Duration challengeDuration;
     final private ScheduledExecutorService scheduler = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
 
+    private final List<NettyClient> admins = new ArrayList<>();
+
     public Server(
             Duration challengeDuration,
             TurnBasedGameTypeStore turnBasedGameTypeStore,
@@ -49,11 +51,13 @@ public class Server implements GameServer<TurnBasedGame, NettyClient, Long> {
 
     @Override
     public void addClient(NettyClient client) {
+        if (admins.isEmpty()) admins.addLast(client);
         clientStore.add(client);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void removeClient(NettyClient client) {
+        admins.remove(client);
         clientStore.remove(client.id());
     }
 
@@ -265,19 +269,25 @@ public class Server implements GameServer<TurnBasedGame, NettyClient, Long> {
         return true;
     }
 
-    public void startTournament(String gameType) {
+    public void startTournament(String gameType, NettyClient requestor) {
+        if (!admins.contains(requestor)) {
+            requestor.send("ERR you do not have the privileges to start a tournament");
+            return;
+        }
+
         Tournament tournament = new BasicTournament(new TournamentBuilder(
                 this,
                 new BasicTournamentRunner(),
                 new RoundRobinMatchMaker(onlineUsers()),
                 new BasicScoreSystem(onlineUsers())
         ));
+
         try {
             new Thread(() -> tournament.run(gameType)).start();
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-            getUser("host").send("ERR not enough clients to start a tournament");
+            admins.forEach(c -> c.send("ERR not enough clients to start a tournament"));
         } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-            getUser("host").send("ERR no matches could be created to start a tournament with");
+            admins.forEach(c -> c.send("ERR no matches could be created to start a tournament with"));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/server/handlers/MessageHandler.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/server/handlers/MessageHandler.java
index bc5a6c5..7918323 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/server/handlers/MessageHandler.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/toop/framework/networking/server/handlers/MessageHandler.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import org.toop.framework.game.players.ServerPlayer;
 import org.toop.framework.networking.server.OnlineTurnBasedGame;
 import org.toop.framework.networking.server.Server;
 import org.toop.framework.networking.server.client.Client;
+import org.toop.framework.networking.server.client.NettyClient;
 import org.toop.framework.networking.server.parsing.ParsedMessage;
 import org.toop.framework.networking.server.tournaments.*;
 import org.toop.framework.utils.Utils;
@@ -11,9 +12,9 @@ import org.toop.framework.utils.Utils;
 public class MessageHandler implements Handler<ParsedMessage> {
 
     private final Server server;
-    private final Client<OnlineTurnBasedGame, ServerPlayer> client;
+    private final NettyClient client;
 
-    public MessageHandler(Server server, Client<OnlineTurnBasedGame, ServerPlayer> client) {
+    public MessageHandler(Server server, NettyClient client) {
         this.server = server;
         this.client = client;
     }
@@ -43,27 +44,27 @@ public class MessageHandler implements Handler<ParsedMessage> {
         return true;
     }
 
-    private void handleLogin(ParsedMessage p, Client<OnlineTurnBasedGame, ServerPlayer> client) {
+    private void handleLogin(ParsedMessage p, NettyClient client) {
         if (!hasArgs(p.args())) return;
 
         client.setName(p.args()[0]);
     }
 
-    private void handleSubscribe(ParsedMessage p, Client<OnlineTurnBasedGame, ServerPlayer> client) {
+    private void handleSubscribe(ParsedMessage p, NettyClient client) {
         if (!hasArgs(p.args())) return;
 
         server.subscribeClient(client.name(), p.args()[0]);
     }
 
-    private void handleHelp(ParsedMessage p, Client<OnlineTurnBasedGame, ServerPlayer> client) {
+    private void handleHelp(ParsedMessage p, NettyClient client) {
         // TODO
     }
 
-    private void handleMessage(ParsedMessage p, Client<OnlineTurnBasedGame, ServerPlayer> client) {
+    private void handleMessage(ParsedMessage p, NettyClient client) {
         // TODO
     }
 
-    private void handleGet(ParsedMessage p, Client<OnlineTurnBasedGame, ServerPlayer> client) {
+    private void handleGet(ParsedMessage p, NettyClient client) {
         if (!hasArgs(p.args())) return;
 
         switch (p.args()[0]) {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public class MessageHandler implements Handler<ParsedMessage> {
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleChallenge(ParsedMessage p, Client<OnlineTurnBasedGame, ServerPlayer> client) {
+    private void handleChallenge(ParsedMessage p, NettyClient client) {
         if (!hasArgs(p.args())) return;
         if (p.args().length < 2) return;
 
@@ -103,20 +104,18 @@ public class MessageHandler implements Handler<ParsedMessage> {
         server.challengeClient(client.name(), p.args()[0], p.args()[1]);
     }
 
-    private void handleMove(ParsedMessage p, Client<OnlineTurnBasedGame, ServerPlayer> client) {
+    private void handleMove(ParsedMessage p, NettyClient client) {
         if(!hasArgs(p.args())) return;
 
         // TODO check if not number
         client.player().setMove(1L << Integer.parseInt(p.args()[0]));
     }
 
-    private void handleTournament(ParsedMessage p, Client<OnlineTurnBasedGame, ServerPlayer> client) {
+    private void handleTournament(ParsedMessage p, NettyClient client) {
         if(!hasArgs(p.args())) return;
 
-        if (!client.name().equalsIgnoreCase("host")) return;
-
         if (p.args()[0].equalsIgnoreCase("start") && p.args().length > 1) {
-            server.startTournament(p.args()[1]);
+            server.startTournament(p.args()[1], client);
         }
     }
 }