diff --git a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/GroupCreationTab.java b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/GroupCreationTab.java
index f4ae707..900742a 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/GroupCreationTab.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/GroupCreationTab.java
@@ -122,33 +122,19 @@ public class GroupCreationTab {
 	private void createButtonClicked() {
 		name = groupNameField.getText();
 		if (!Bounds.isValidContactName(name)) {
-			errorMessageLabel.setPrefHeight(30);
-			errorMessageLabel.setMinHeight(30);
-			errorMessageLabel.setMaxHeight(30);
+			setErrorMessageLabelSize(30);
 			errorMessageLabel.setText("The group name is not valid!");
 			groupNameField.clear();
 		} else if (groupNameAlreadyPresent(name)) {
-			errorMessageLabel.setPrefHeight(30);
-			errorMessageLabel.setMinHeight(30);
-			errorMessageLabel.setMaxHeight(30);
+			setErrorMessageLabelSize(30);
 			errorMessageLabel.setText("Name does already exist! Proceed anyways?");
-			proceedDupButton.setPrefHeight(30);
-			proceedDupButton.setMinHeight(30);
-			proceedDupButton.setMaxHeight(30);
-			cancelDupButton.setPrefHeight(30);
-			cancelDupButton.setMinHeight(30);
-			cancelDupButton.setMaxHeight(30);
-			errorProceedBox.setPrefHeight(30);
-			errorProceedBox.setMinHeight(30);
-			errorProceedBox.setMaxHeight(30);
+			setProcessPaneSize(30);
 			createButton.setDisable(true);
 			cancelButton.setDisable(true);
 		} else {
 			createGroup(name);
 			eventBus.dispatch(new BackEvent());
-			errorMessageLabel.setPrefHeight(0);
-			errorMessageLabel.setMinHeight(0);
-			errorMessageLabel.setMaxHeight(0);
+			setErrorMessageLabelSize(0);
 			groupNameField.clear();
 		}
 	}
@@ -183,7 +169,11 @@ public class GroupCreationTab {
 	}
 
 	@FXML
-	private void backButtonClicked() { eventBus.dispatch(new BackEvent()); }
+	private void backButtonClicked() {
+		eventBus.dispatch(new BackEvent());
+		setErrorMessageLabelSize(0);
+		setProcessPaneSize(0);
+	}
 	
 	@FXML
 	private void proceedOnNameDuplication() {
@@ -191,18 +181,8 @@ public class GroupCreationTab {
 		cancelButton.setDisable(false);
 		createGroup(name);
 		eventBus.dispatch(new BackEvent());
-		errorMessageLabel.setPrefHeight(0);
-		errorMessageLabel.setMinHeight(0);
-		errorMessageLabel.setMaxHeight(0);
-		proceedDupButton.setPrefHeight(0);
-		proceedDupButton.setMinHeight(0);
-		proceedDupButton.setMaxHeight(0);
-		cancelDupButton.setPrefHeight(0);
-		cancelDupButton.setMinHeight(0);
-		cancelDupButton.setMaxHeight(0);
-		errorProceedBox.setPrefHeight(0);
-		errorProceedBox.setMinHeight(0);
-		errorProceedBox.setMaxHeight(0);
+		setErrorMessageLabelSize(0);
+		setProcessPaneSize(0);
 		groupNameField.clear();
 	}
 	
@@ -210,18 +190,26 @@ public class GroupCreationTab {
 	private void cancelOnNameDuplication() {
 		createButton.setDisable(false);
 		cancelButton.setDisable(false);
-		errorMessageLabel.setPrefHeight(0);
-		errorMessageLabel.setMinHeight(0);
-		errorMessageLabel.setMaxHeight(0);
-		proceedDupButton.setPrefHeight(0);
-		proceedDupButton.setMinHeight(0);
-		proceedDupButton.setMaxHeight(0);
-		cancelDupButton.setPrefHeight(0);
-		cancelDupButton.setMinHeight(0);
-		cancelDupButton.setMaxHeight(0);
-		errorProceedBox.setPrefHeight(0);
-		errorProceedBox.setMinHeight(0);
-		errorProceedBox.setMaxHeight(0);
+		setErrorMessageLabelSize(0);
+		setProcessPaneSize(0);
 		groupNameField.clear();
 	}
+	
+	private void setErrorMessageLabelSize(int value) {
+		errorMessageLabel.setPrefHeight(value);
+		errorMessageLabel.setMinHeight(value);
+		errorMessageLabel.setMaxHeight(value);
+	}
+	
+	private void setProcessPaneSize(int value) {
+		proceedDupButton.setPrefHeight(value);
+		proceedDupButton.setMinHeight(value);
+		proceedDupButton.setMaxHeight(value);
+		cancelDupButton.setPrefHeight(value);
+		cancelDupButton.setMinHeight(value);
+		cancelDupButton.setMaxHeight(value);
+		errorProceedBox.setPrefHeight(value);
+		errorProceedBox.setMinHeight(value);
+		errorProceedBox.setMaxHeight(value);
+	}
 }