diff --git a/out/production/GameOfLifeAssignment/Life.class b/out/production/GameOfLifeAssignment/Life.class
index d0084a2..dfb5eab 100644
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diff --git a/out/test/GameOfLifeAssignment/LifeTest.class b/out/test/GameOfLifeAssignment/LifeTest.class
index 72dfc8e..be7bbcf 100644
Binary files a/out/test/GameOfLifeAssignment/LifeTest.class and b/out/test/GameOfLifeAssignment/LifeTest.class differ
diff --git a/src/Life.java b/src/Life.java
index 53b91c7..8553f16 100644
--- a/src/Life.java
+++ b/src/Life.java
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ public class Life implements ILife {
 
     for (int y = 0; y < grid.length; y++) {
       for (int x = 0; x < grid[y].length; x++) {
-        if (countAliveNeighbours(x, y) == 3) {
+        // Refactoring: vermeide zwei fast identische Codeblöcke (if-Abfragen)
+        if (countAliveNeighbours(x, y) == 3 || countAliveNeighbours(x, y) == 2) {
           next.setAlive(x, y);
-        } else if (countAliveNeighbours(x, y) == 2) {
-          next.setAlive(x, y);
-        } else if (countAliveNeighbours(x, y) < 2 || countAliveNeighbours(x, y) > 3) {
+        }
+        // Refactoring: zuvor gesetzte Bedingungen machen weitere Überprüfungen redundant
+        else {
           next.setDead(x, y);
         }
       }