diff --git a/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.cpp b/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.cpp
index 184d8f0..bc9a76f 100644
--- a/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -13,20 +13,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     ui->setupUi(this);
     this->server = new UdpLedServer ();
 
-    this->mOffscreenPanel = new QImage(DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT, QImage::Format_RGB32);
-    this->mOffscreenPanel->fill(COLOR_BACKGROUND);
-
-    /* draw inital screen */
-    QPainter painter(this->mOffscreenPanel);
-    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing, true);
-    painter.setPen(QPen(COLOR_FOREGROUND, 1));
-    painter.setBrush(COLOR_FOREGROUND);
-    for(int x=0; x < (PANEL_WIDTH * MAXIMUM_PANELSIZE); x++) {
-        for(int y=0; y < PANEL_HEIGHT; y++) {
-            painter.drawEllipse(LED_DIAMETER/2 + (x* LED_DISTANCE), LED_DIAMETER/2 + (y * LED_DISTANCE), LED_DIAMETER, LED_DIAMETER);
-        }
-    }
-
+    this->mOffscreenPanel = new QImage(DEFAULT_WIDTH + LED_DISTANCE, DEFAULT_HEIGHT + LED_DISTANCE, QImage::Format_RGB32);
+    this->renderPanel();
     this->drawImage(this->mOffscreenPanel);
 }
 
@@ -46,3 +34,17 @@ void MainWindow::drawImage(QImage *target) {
     this->ui->ledPanel->addWidget(graphicsView);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::renderPanel(void) {
+    this->mOffscreenPanel->fill(COLOR_BACKGROUND);
+
+    /* draw inital screen */
+    QPainter painter(this->mOffscreenPanel);
+    painter.setRenderHint(QPainter::Antialiasing, true);
+    painter.setPen(QPen(COLOR_FOREGROUND, 1));
+    painter.setBrush(COLOR_FOREGROUND);
+    for(int x=0; x < (PANEL_WIDTH * MAXIMUM_PANELSIZE); x++) {
+        for(int y=0; y < PANEL_HEIGHT; y++) {
+            painter.drawEllipse(LED_DIAMETER/2 + (x* LED_DISTANCE), LED_DIAMETER/2 + (y * LED_DISTANCE), LED_DIAMETER, LED_DIAMETER);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.h b/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.h
index eec930b..d96514a 100644
--- a/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.h
+++ b/simulation/VirtualLedBoard/mainwindow.h
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ private:
     UdpLedServer *server;
     QImage       *mOffscreenPanel;
     void drawImage(QImage *image);
+    void renderPanel(void);
 };
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H