diff --git a/express-server/db-connect/db-connect.js b/express-server/db-connect/db-connect.js
index 3ee12158..687e7738 100644
--- a/express-server/db-connect/db-connect.js
+++ b/express-server/db-connect/db-connect.js
@@ -158,13 +158,14 @@ async function editShoppinglist(sl_id, newname, newdescription, newcolor) {
 //get shoppinglist content
 async function displayShoppinglist(sl_id) {
     try {
+        let shoppinglist = await query('SELECT row_to_json("Shoppinglist") AS obj FROM "Shoppinglist" WHERE sl_id = $1;', [sl_id]);
         let groups = await query('SELECT row_to_json("Group") AS obj FROM "Group" JOIN "Shoppinglist" USING (sl_id) WHERE sl_id = $1;', [sl_id]);
         let items = await query('SELECT row_to_json("Item") AS obj FROM "Item" JOIN "Group" USING (group_id) WHERE "Group".sl_id = $1;', [sl_id]);
 
         let members = await query('SELECT row_to_json("User") as obj FROM "User" JOIN "Shoppinglist_member" USING (username) WHERE sl_id = $1', [sl_id]);
         let admin = await query('SELECT row_to_json("User") as obj FROM "User" JOIN "Shoppinglist_admin" USING (username) WHERE sl_id = $1', [sl_id]);
 
-        return items_in_groups(groups, items, sl_id, admin[0].username, admin[0].message_id, members);
+        return items_in_groups(groups, items, sl_id, admin[0].username, admin[0].message_id, members, shoppinglist[0].name, shoppinglist[0].description);
     }
 
     catch (error) {
@@ -429,10 +430,12 @@ function generate_item_id() {
     return output;
 }
 
-function items_in_groups(groups, items, sl_id, admin_uid, admin_mid, members) {
+function items_in_groups(groups, items, sl_id, admin_uid, admin_mid, members, name, description) {
 
     let result = {
         sl_id: sl_id,
+        name: name,
+        description: description,
         admin: {
             uid: admin_uid,
             mid: admin_mid