diff --git a/out/production/GameOfLifeAssignment/Life.class b/out/production/GameOfLifeAssignment/Life.class
index c741d49..aeea557 100644
Binary files a/out/production/GameOfLifeAssignment/Life.class and b/out/production/GameOfLifeAssignment/Life.class differ
diff --git a/src/Life.java b/src/Life.java
index 0779687..8459c37 100644
--- a/src/Life.java
+++ b/src/Life.java
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ public class Life implements ILife {
       for (int x = 0; x < grid[y].length; x++) {
         if (countAliveNeighbours(x, y) == 3) {
           next.setAlive(x, y);
-        } else if (countAliveNeighbours(x, y) < 2) {
-          next.setDead(x, y);
-        } else if (countAliveNeighbours(x, y) > 3) {
+        }
+        // Refactoring: vermeide zwei fast identische Codeblöcke, also Dopplung, mittels zusammenziehen der if's
+        else if (countAliveNeighbours(x, y) < 2 || countAliveNeighbours(x, y) > 3) {
           next.setDead(x, y);
         }
       }