diff --git a/project/main.py b/project/main.py
index 97b2a9a..43ac02c 100644
--- a/project/main.py
+++ b/project/main.py
@@ -53,19 +53,25 @@ if what_to_run == 'menu':
     level_menu_width = screen_width / 2
     level_menu_height = screen_height / 2
     level_menu = LevelMenu(parsed_levels_manager.levels, 0, 0, level_menu_width, level_menu_height, 3)
+    show_menu = False
+
 
     def load_next_level(selected_level):
+        global show_menu
         generated_level.destroy_level()
         generated_level.load_level(selected_level)
+        destroy_menu()
+        show_menu = False
+
+
+    def destroy_menu():
+        global level_text_label
+        for level_text_label in level_menu.level_text_labels:
+            sprite_manager.remove_ui_element(level_text_label)
+
 
     level_menu.level_select_listener = lambda selected_level: load_next_level(selected_level)
 
-    for level_text_label in level_menu.level_text_labels:
-        sprite_manager.add_ui_element(DrawLayers.UI, level_text_label)
-
-    # for testing
-    last_click_pos = (0, 0)
-
     while True:
         clock.tick(frame_rate)
 
@@ -76,34 +82,26 @@ if what_to_run == 'menu':
         for event in click_events:
             for layer in sprite_manager.layers:
                 for sprite in sprite_manager.layers[layer]:
-                    last_click_pos = event.world_position
-                    if sprite.get_bounding_box().contains_point(last_click_pos):
+                    if sprite.get_bounding_box().contains_point(event.world_position):
                         sprite.click(event)
 
         for event in pygame_events:
             if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
                 pygame.quit()
                 quit()
-            # elif event.type == pygame.MOUSEBUTTONDOWN:
-            #     generated_level.load_level(parsed_levels_manager.levels[0])
+            if key_manager.is_keymap_down(KeyManager.KEY_ESCAPE):
+                if show_menu:
+                    show_menu = False
+                    destroy_menu()
+                else:
+                    show_menu = True
+                    for level_text_label in level_menu.level_text_labels:
+                        sprite_manager.add_ui_element(DrawLayers.UI, level_text_label)
 
         screen.fill((0, 0, 0))
-        # level_menu.draw(screen, screen_transform)
         sprite_manager.tick(TickData(apply_frame_rate(1), pygame_events, key_manager, click_events, screen_transform))
         sprite_manager.draw(screen, screen_transform)
 
-        # print bounding boxes of menu labels for testing
-        # for text_label in level_menu.level_text_labels:
-        #     bound_box = text_label.get_bounding_box()
-        #     # transformed_pos = transform_world_to_screen((bound_box.x, bound_box.y), screen_transform)
-        #     # rect = pygame.Rect(transformed_pos[0], transformed_pos[1], bound_box.width, bound_box.height)
-        #     rect = pygame.Rect(bound_box.x, bound_box.y, bound_box.width, bound_box.height)
-        #     # if text_label.text == 'level-01':
-        #     pygame.draw.rect(screen, (255, 0, 0), rect, 1)
-        #
-        # rect = pygame.Rect(last_click_pos[0], last_click_pos[1], 5, 5)
-        # pygame.draw.rect(screen, (0, 255, 0), rect, 1)
-
         pygame.display.update()
 
 elif what_to_run == 'level':
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ elif what_to_run == 'level':
     parsed_levels_manager.load_from_config('data/levels/levels.json')
 
     generated_level = LoadedLevel(sprite_manager, spritesheet_manager)
-    generated_level.load_level(parsed_levels_manager.levels[2])
+    generated_level.load_level(parsed_levels_manager.levels[1])
     ghost_character = PlayerSprite(spritesheet_manager.get_sheet("ghost_character"))
     ghost_character.position_scale = PositionScale((90, 50), (1, 1))
     sprite_manager.add_ui_element(DrawLayers.OBJECTS, ghost_character)
diff --git a/project/ui_elements/LevelMenu.py b/project/ui_elements/LevelMenu.py
index 92cdb9c..17c9196 100644
--- a/project/ui_elements/LevelMenu.py
+++ b/project/ui_elements/LevelMenu.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import copy
-
 import pygame
 
 from level.Level import Level