diff --git a/UI/ui_status_bar.cpp b/UI/ui_status_bar.cpp
index 7888255..0926517 100644
--- a/UI/ui_status_bar.cpp
+++ b/UI/ui_status_bar.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 #include "ui_status_bar.hpp"
 
-UI_status_bar::UI_status_bar(QObject *parent) : UI_item{UI_STATUS_BAR_TYPE, parent}
+UI_status_bar::UI_status_bar(QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_STATUS_BAR_TYPE, parent), m_timeout(0)
 {
     setup_item(true, false, false);
 }
 
-UI_status_bar::UI_status_bar(std::string message, QObject *parent)
-    : UI_item(UI_STATUS_BAR_TYPE, parent)
+UI_status_bar::UI_status_bar(std::string message, QObject *parent) : UI_item(UI_STATUS_BAR_TYPE, parent), m_timeout(0)
 {
     m_text = message;
     setup_item(true, false, false);
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ UI_status_bar::UI_status_bar(std::string message, QObject *parent)
 
 void UI_status_bar::show_message(std::string message, size_t timeout)
 {
+    // This should work because the message gets only send once when it changes
     m_text = message;
     m_timeout = timeout;
     emit ui_changed();
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ std::string UI_status_bar::message() const
     return m_text;
 }
 
+size_t UI_status_bar::timeout() const
+{
+    return m_timeout;
+}
+
 void UI_status_bar::from_json(const json &j)
 {
     UI_item::from_json(j);
diff --git a/UI/ui_status_bar.hpp b/UI/ui_status_bar.hpp
index 8249ce0..94e96c8 100644
--- a/UI/ui_status_bar.hpp
+++ b/UI/ui_status_bar.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class UI_status_bar : public UI_item
 
     void show_message(std::string message, size_t timeout = 0);
     std::string message() const;
+    size_t timeout() const;
 
     void from_json(const json &j) override;
     json to_json(size_t id) const override;