diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/detail/HelperDetailFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/detail/HelperDetailFragment.kt
index 63f3233..3014703 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/detail/HelperDetailFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/detail/HelperDetailFragment.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package app.nexd.android.ui.helper.detail
 
+import android.graphics.Typeface
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
@@ -9,9 +10,12 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.Observer
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.findNavController
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.navArgs
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
+import app.nexd.android.R
 import app.nexd.android.api.model.HelpRequestArticle
 import app.nexd.android.databinding.FragmentHelperRequestDetailBinding
+import app.nexd.android.ui.common.DefaultSnackBar
 import app.nexd.android.ui.common.HelpRequestArticleBinder
+import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import mva2.adapter.ListSection
 import mva2.adapter.MultiViewAdapter
 import org.koin.androidx.viewmodel.ext.android.viewModel
@@ -65,9 +69,53 @@ class HelperDetailFragment : Fragment() {
 
         viewModel.idOfRequest.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, Observer { idOfRequest ->
             binding.buttonAccept.setOnClickListener {
-                viewModel.acceptRequest(idOfRequest)
-                findNavController().popBackStack()
+                viewModel.acceptOrDeclineRequest(idOfRequest)
+            }
+        })
+
+        viewModel.progress.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, Observer { progress ->
+            when (progress) {
+                is HelperDetailViewModel.Progress.Idle -> {
+                    // do nothing
+                }
+                is HelperDetailViewModel.Progress.Loading -> {
+                    // TODO: Show loading circle
+                }
+                is HelperDetailViewModel.Progress.Finished -> {
+                    DefaultSnackBar(
+                        requireParentFragment().requireView(),
+                        progress.message,
+                        Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT
+                    )
+                    findNavController().popBackStack()
+                }
+                is HelperDetailViewModel.Progress.Error -> {
+                    DefaultSnackBar(
+                        requireParentFragment().requireView(),
+                        progress.message,
+                        Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT
+                    )
+                    findNavController().popBackStack()
+                }
+            }
+
+        })
+        viewModel.requestIsAccepted.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, Observer { requestIsAccepted ->
+            if (requestIsAccepted) {
+                binding.buttonAccept.apply {
+                    text = getString(R.string.helper_request_detail_button_cancel)
+                    setTextColor(resources.getColor(android.R.color.holo_red_dark, null))
+                    setTypeface(null, Typeface.BOLD)
+                }
+            } else {
+                binding.buttonAccept.apply {
+                    text = getString(R.string.helper_request_detail_button_accept)
+                    setTextColor(resources.getColor(android.R.color.black, null))
+                    setTypeface(null, Typeface.NORMAL)
+                }
             }
         })
     }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/detail/HelperDetailViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/detail/HelperDetailViewModel.kt
index 7bb874f..70bf662 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/detail/HelperDetailViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/detail/HelperDetailViewModel.kt
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
 package app.nexd.android.ui.helper.detail
 
-import android.util.Log
+import androidx.annotation.StringRes
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import app.nexd.android.Api
+import app.nexd.android.R
 import app.nexd.android.api.model.HelpList
 import app.nexd.android.api.model.HelpListCreateDto
 import app.nexd.android.api.model.HelpRequestArticle
 import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
 import io.reactivex.disposables.CompositeDisposable
 import io.reactivex.rxkotlin.subscribeBy
-import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers.io
 
 class HelperDetailViewModel(private val api: Api) : ViewModel() {
 
+    sealed class Progress {
+        object Idle : Progress()
+        object Loading : Progress()
+        class Finished(@StringRes val message: Int) : Progress()
+        class Error(val message: String) : Progress()
+    }
 
     val additionalRequest = MutableLiveData<String>()
     val firstName = MutableLiveData<String>()
@@ -24,13 +30,22 @@ class HelperDetailViewModel(private val api: Api) : ViewModel() {
     val city = MutableLiveData<String>()
     val requestArticles = MutableLiveData<List<HelpRequestArticle>>()
     val requestIsAccepted = MutableLiveData<Boolean>()
-    val buttonText = MutableLiveData<String>()
     val idOfRequest = MutableLiveData<Long>()
 
+    val progress = MutableLiveData<Progress>(Progress.Idle)
+
     private val compositeDisposable = CompositeDisposable()
 
-    fun acceptRequest(requestId: Long) {
-        api.helpListsControllerGetUserLists(null)
+    fun acceptOrDeclineRequest(requestId: Long) {
+        progress.value = Progress.Loading
+        requestIsAccepted.value?.let {
+            if (it) declineRequest(requestId)
+            else acceptRequest(requestId)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun acceptRequest(requestId: Long) {
+        val disposable = api.helpListsControllerGetUserLists(null)
             .map { lists ->
                 if (lists.any { it.status == HelpList.StatusEnum.ACTIVE })
                     lists.first { it.status == HelpList.StatusEnum.ACTIVE }
@@ -50,16 +65,46 @@ class HelperDetailViewModel(private val api: Api) : ViewModel() {
                     )
                 }
             }
-            .subscribeOn(io())
-            .doOnError {
-                Log.e("Error", it.message.toString())
-            }
-            .blockingSubscribe()
+            .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+            .subscribeBy(
+                onError = {
+                    progress.value = Progress.Error(it.message ?: "Unknown Error")
+                },
+                onComplete = {
+                    progress.value =
+                        Progress.Finished(R.string.helper_request_detail_request_accepted)
+                }
+            )
+        compositeDisposable.add(disposable)
+
+    }
+
+    private fun declineRequest(requestId: Long) {
+        val helpListToDecline =
+            api.helpRequestsControllerGetSingleRequest(requestId)
+        val disposable = helpListToDecline
+            .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+            .flatMap { helpListId ->
+                api.helpListsControllerDeleteHelpRequestFromHelpList(
+                    helpListId.helpListId,
+                    requestId
+                )
+
+            }.observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+            .subscribeBy(
+                onError = {
+                    progress.value = Progress.Error(it.message ?: "Unknown Error")
+                },
+                onComplete = {
+                    progress.value =
+                        Progress.Finished(R.string.helper_request_detail_request_declined)
+                }
+            )
+        compositeDisposable.add(disposable)
     }
 
     fun setInfo(requestId: Long) {
         val observable = api.helpRequestsControllerGetSingleRequest(requestId)
-
         val disposable = observable
             .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
             .subscribeBy(
@@ -74,6 +119,7 @@ class HelperDetailViewModel(private val api: Api) : ViewModel() {
                     additionalRequest.value = it.additionalRequest
                     idOfRequest.value = it.id
                     requestIsAccepted.value = (it.helpListId != null)
+
                 }
             )
 
@@ -84,4 +130,7 @@ class HelperDetailViewModel(private val api: Api) : ViewModel() {
         super.onCleared()
         compositeDisposable.clear()
     }
+
+    // added comment for checking possible CI issues
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/requestOverview/HelperOverviewFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/requestOverview/HelperOverviewFragment.kt
index c11c50a..a6bfb08 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/requestOverview/HelperOverviewFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/nexd/android/ui/helper/requestOverview/HelperOverviewFragment.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import app.nexd.android.R
 import app.nexd.android.api.model.HelpRequest
 import app.nexd.android.databinding.FragmentHelperRequestOverviewBinding
-import app.nexd.android.ui.common.DefaultSnackbar
+import app.nexd.android.ui.common.DefaultSnackBar
 import app.nexd.android.ui.common.HelpRequestBinder
 import app.nexd.android.ui.dialog.SelectTextDialog
 import app.nexd.android.ui.helper.requestOverview.HelperOverviewFragmentDirections.Companion.requestDetailAction
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class HelperOverviewFragment : Fragment() {
                 }
                 is Error -> {
                     progressBar.visibility = View.GONE
-                    DefaultSnackbar(view, progress.message, Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT)
+                    DefaultSnackBar(view, progress.message, Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT)
                 }
             }
         })
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_helper_request_detail.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_helper_request_detail.xml
index ae43755..ce57dfc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_helper_request_detail.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_helper_request_detail.xml
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:background="@drawable/rounded_white"
-            android:enabled="@{!viewModel.requestIsAccepted}"
-            android:text="@{viewModel.requestIsAccepted? @string/helper_request_detail_button_accepted : @string/helper_request_detail_button_accept}"
             android:textAllCaps="false"
             android:textSize="20sp"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_transcript_info.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_transcript_info.xml
index e9fce1b..4084895 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_transcript_info.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_transcript_info.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
                 android:autofillHints="postal-code"
                 android:background="@drawable/rounded_white"
                 android:error="@{viewModel.zipCodeError}"
-                android:inputType="number"
+                android:inputType="textPostalAddress"
                 android:nextFocusDown="@id/editText_city_value"
                 android:padding="10dp"
                 android:text="@={viewModel.zipCode}"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index acbdc46..39e60ba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     <string name="helper_request_detail_screen_title">"Zu Einkaufen"</string>
     <string name="helper_request_detail_button_accepted">"Anfrage bereits angenommen"</string>
     <string name="helper_request_detail_button_accept">"Mach ich!"</string>
+    <string name="helper_request_detail_button_cancel">"Kann ich leider nicht machen "</string>
     <string name="delivery_screen_title">"Abgabe!"</string>
     <string name="delivery_dialog_deliver_title">"Abgeben"</string>
     <string name="delivery_dialog_deliver_description">"Bitte bestätige die Abgabe aller angenommen Aufträge"</string>
@@ -180,6 +181,8 @@
     <string name="helper_request_detail_delivery_comment_header">"Lieferhinweis"</string>
     <string name="helper_request_detail_empty_delivery_address_placeholder">"The delivery address is not available."</string>
     <string name="helper_request_detail_empty_list_placeholder">"Die Einkaufsliste ist fehlerhaft oder enthält keine Einträge."</string>
+    <string name="helper_request_detail_request_accepted">Die Anfrage wurde angenommen!</string>
+    <string name="helper_request_detail_request_declined">Die Anfrage wurde abgelehnt.</string>
     <string name="helper_request_overview_empty_accepted_requests_list_placeholder">"Bisher hast du noch keine Anfragen angenommen. Bitte tippe auf eine offene Anfrage um sie anzusehen und anzunehmen."</string>
     <string name="helper_request_overview_empty_open_requests_list_placeholder">"Für deine eingestellte Region sind derzeit keine offenen Anfragen vorhanden. Bitte such in einer anderen Region in deiner Nähe oder hilf uns in dem du Telefonanrufe übersetzt."</string>
     <string name="seeker_article_input_description">"Bitte gib den Namen, Anzahl und Maßeinheit des Artikels an den du zur Liste hinzufügen möchtest."</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f08bfcc..672f3be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     <string name="helper_request_detail_screen_title">"To collect"</string>
     <string name="helper_request_detail_button_accepted">"Request already accepted"</string>
     <string name="helper_request_detail_button_accept">"Will do!"</string>
+    <string name="helper_request_detail_button_cancel">"Have to cancel"</string>
     <string name="delivery_screen_title">"Delivery!"</string>
     <string name="delivery_dialog_deliver_title">"Deliver"</string>
     <string name="delivery_dialog_deliver_description">"Confirm the delivery of all accepted requests"</string>
@@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ phone call"</string>
     <string name="helper_request_detail_delivery_comment_header">"Delivery comment"</string>
     <string name="helper_request_detail_empty_delivery_address_placeholder">"The delivery address is not available."</string>
     <string name="helper_request_detail_empty_list_placeholder">"The shopping list is empty or failed to load."</string>
+    <string name="helper_request_detail_request_accepted">The request has been accepted!</string>
+    <string name="helper_request_detail_request_declined">The request has been declined.</string>
     <string name="helper_request_overview_empty_accepted_requests_list_placeholder">"No accepted requests found. Please chose requests from the list below."</string>
     <string name="helper_request_overview_empty_open_requests_list_placeholder">"Currently there are no open requests in your selected region. Please try to check other regions nearby for open requests or help us by translating phone calls."</string>
     <string name="seeker_article_input_description">"To add a new article to the list provide its name, amount and unit."</string>