diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamSessionServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamSessionServiceImpl.java
index d8d89ff9..7ca45549 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamSessionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/session/impl/ExamSessionServiceImpl.java
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ public class ExamSessionServiceImpl implements ExamSessionService {
 
     @Override
     public ClientConnectionDataInternal getConnectionDataInternal(final String connectionToken) {
-        synchronized (ExamSessionCacheService.CLIENT_CONNECTION_CREATION_LOCK) {
-            return this.examSessionCacheService.getClientConnection(connectionToken);
-        }
+        //synchronized (ExamSessionCacheService.CLIENT_CONNECTION_CREATION_LOCK) {
+        return this.examSessionCacheService.getClientConnection(connectionToken);
+        //}
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/ExamMonitoringController.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/ExamMonitoringController.java
index 36aec030..b5b70eab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/ExamMonitoringController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/ExamMonitoringController.java
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ public class ExamMonitoringController {
                     name = API.EXAM_MONITORING_CLIENT_GROUP_FILTER,
                     required = false) final String hiddenClientGroups) {
 
+        final long now = Utils.getMillisecondsNow();
+
         final Exam runningExam = checkPrivileges(institutionId, examId);
 
         final MonitoringSEBConnectionData monitoringSEBConnectionData = this.examSessionService
@@ -322,21 +324,27 @@ public class ExamMonitoringController {
                         createMonitoringFilter(hiddenStates, hiddenClientGroups))
                 .getOrThrow();
 
+        MonitoringFullPageData monitoringFullPageData;
         if (this.examAdminService.isProctoringEnabled(runningExam).getOr(false)) {
             final Collection<RemoteProctoringRoom> proctoringData = this.examProcotringRoomService
                     .getProctoringCollectingRooms(examId)
                     .getOrThrow();
 
-            return new MonitoringFullPageData(
+            monitoringFullPageData = new MonitoringFullPageData(
                     examId,
                     monitoringSEBConnectionData,
                     proctoringData);
+
         } else {
-            return new MonitoringFullPageData(
+            monitoringFullPageData = new MonitoringFullPageData(
                     examId,
                     monitoringSEBConnectionData,
                     Collections.emptyList());
         }
+
+        System.out.println("%%%%%%%% --> monitoring tuck: " + (Utils.getMillisecondsNow() - now));
+
+        return monitoringFullPageData;
     }
 
     @RequestMapping(