diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-async/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/async/handler/HallRequestHandler.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-async/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/async/handler/HallRequestHandler.java
index 4ae96f00c..a7430347b 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-async/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/async/handler/HallRequestHandler.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-async/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/async/handler/HallRequestHandler.java
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ public class HallRequestHandler extends LotroServerRequestHandler implements Uri
         @Override
         public boolean isChanged() {
             try {
-                return _hallServer.hasChanges(_resourceOwner, _channelNumber);
+                return _hallServer.getCommunicationChannel(_resourceOwner, _channelNumber).hasChangesInCommunicationChannel(_hallServer, _resourceOwner);
             } catch (SubscriptionExpiredException e) {
                 return true;
             } catch (SubscriptionConflictException e) {
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ public class HallRequestHandler extends LotroServerRequestHandler implements Uri
 
                 Element hall = doc.createElement("hall");
                 try {
-                    _hallServer.processHall(_resourceOwner, _channelNumber, new SerializeHallInfoVisitor(doc, hall));
+                    _hallServer.getCommunicationChannel(_resourceOwner, _channelNumber).processCommunicationChannel(_hallServer, _resourceOwner, new SerializeHallInfoVisitor(doc, hall));
                 } catch (SubscriptionExpiredException exp) {
                     throw new HttpProcessingException(410);
                 } catch (SubscriptionConflictException exp) {
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/hall/HallServer.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/hall/HallServer.java
index 014087ed2..43713a188 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/hall/HallServer.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/hall/HallServer.java
@@ -432,31 +432,13 @@ public class HallServer extends AbstractServer {
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean hasChanges(Player player, int channelNumber) throws SubscriptionExpiredException, SubscriptionConflictException {
+    public HallCommunicationChannel getCommunicationChannel(Player player, int channelNumber)  throws SubscriptionExpiredException, SubscriptionConflictException {
         _hallDataAccessLock.readLock().lock();
         try {
             HallCommunicationChannel communicationChannel = _playerChannelCommunication.get(player);
             if (communicationChannel != null) {
                 if (communicationChannel.getChannelNumber() == channelNumber) {
-                    return communicationChannel.hasChangesInCommunicationChannel(this, player);
-                } else {
-                    throw new SubscriptionConflictException();
-                }
-            } else {
-                throw new SubscriptionExpiredException();
-            }
-        } finally {
-            _hallDataAccessLock.readLock().unlock();
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void processHall(Player player, int channelNumber, HallChannelVisitor hallChannelVisitor) throws SubscriptionExpiredException, SubscriptionConflictException {
-        _hallDataAccessLock.readLock().lock();
-        try {
-            HallCommunicationChannel communicationChannel = _playerChannelCommunication.get(player);
-            if (communicationChannel != null) {
-                if (communicationChannel.getChannelNumber() == channelNumber) {
-                    communicationChannel.processCommunicationChannel(this, player, hallChannelVisitor);
+                    return communicationChannel;
                 } else {
                     throw new SubscriptionConflictException();
                 }