diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 4446e38..909d024 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -106,61 +106,56 @@ def make_discord_session(token=None, state=None):
     )
 
 def fetch_and_cache_profile_picture(user_id, avatar_url):
-    """Lädt das Profilbild herunter, speichert es lokal und in Redis, wenn es nicht vorhanden ist."""
-    if not user_id:
-        print(f"Invalid user_id: {user_id}. Using default profile picture.")
+    """Lädt das Profilbild herunter, speichert es lokal und fügt es zu Redis hinzu."""
+    if not avatar_url:
+        print(f"Skipping download for user {user_id}: No avatar URL provided.")
         return "/static/default_profile.png"
+
+    local_image_path = os.path.join('static', 'profile_images', f"{user_id}.png")
     
-    # Pfad zum lokalen Bild
-    local_image_path = os.path.join(PROFILE_IMAGE_DIR, f"{user_id}.png")
-    
-    # Prüfe, ob das Bild lokal gespeichert ist
+    # Überprüfen, ob das Bild lokal bereits gespeichert ist
     if os.path.exists(local_image_path):
-        print(f"Local image found for user {user_id}: {local_image_path}")
-        r.set(str(user_id), local_image_path)  # Speichere in Redis für zukünftige Anfragen
+        print(f"Local image already exists for user {user_id}.")
+        r.set(str(user_id), local_image_path)  # Falls lokal vorhanden, zu Redis hinzufügen
         return local_image_path
 
-    # Prüfe Redis für den Pfad
-    cached_image = r.get(str(user_id))
-    if cached_image:
-        print(f"Redis cache hit for user {user_id}: {cached_image.decode('utf-8')}")
-        return cached_image.decode('utf-8')
-
-    # Falls das Bild nicht lokal vorhanden ist und Redis keinen Pfad hat, versuche das Bild herunterzuladen
-    if avatar_url:
-        try:
-            print(f"Downloading profile picture for user {user_id} from {avatar_url}")
-            response = requests.get(avatar_url, timeout=10)
-            response.raise_for_status()
-            
-            # Speichere das Bild lokal
-            with open(local_image_path, 'wb') as img_file:
-                img_file.write(response.content)
-            
-            # Speichere den Pfad in Redis
-            r.set(str(user_id), local_image_path)
-            print(f"Profile picture for user {user_id} downloaded and cached at {local_image_path}")
-            return local_image_path
-        except requests.RequestException as e:
-            print(f"Failed to download profile picture for user {user_id}: {e}")
-            return "/static/default_profile.png"
-    
-    print(f"No avatar URL provided for user {user_id}. Using default profile picture.")
-    return "/static/default_profile.png"
-
-def get_profile_picture(user_id, avatar_url=None):
-    """Gibt den Pfad zum Profilbild zurück oder lädt es herunter, falls es nicht in Redis oder lokal vorhanden ist."""
-    if not user_id:
-        print(f"Invalid user_id passed to get_profile_picture: {user_id}")
+    # Falls kein lokales Bild vorhanden ist, wird es heruntergeladen
+    try:
+        print(f"Downloading profile picture for user {user_id} from {avatar_url}")
+        response = requests.get(avatar_url, timeout=10)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        
+        # Speichern des Bildes im lokalen Verzeichnis
+        with open(local_image_path, 'wb') as img_file:
+            img_file.write(response.content)
+        
+        # In Redis speichern
+        r.set(str(user_id), local_image_path)
+        print(f"Profile picture for user {user_id} downloaded and cached.")
+        
+        return local_image_path
+    except requests.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"Failed to download profile picture for user {user_id}: {e}")
         return "/static/default_profile.png"
 
-    # Prüfe Redis für den Pfad
+def get_profile_picture(user_id, avatar_url=None):
+    """Gibt den Pfad zum Profilbild eines Benutzers zurück, entweder aus Redis, lokal oder durch Abruf."""
     cached_image = r.get(str(user_id))
+    
+    # Wenn in Redis gespeichert, Rückgabe des zwischengespeicherten Pfads
     if cached_image:
-        print(f"Using cached image for user {user_id}")
-        return cached_image.decode('utf-8')  # Rückgabe des Pfads aus Redis
+        local_path = cached_image.decode('utf-8')
+        print(f"Redis cache hit for user {user_id}: {local_path}")
+        return local_path
 
-    # Falls kein Cache vorhanden ist, überprüfe und lade das Bild herunter
+    # Lokale Überprüfung, falls nicht in Redis vorhanden
+    local_image_path = os.path.join('static', 'profile_images', f"{user_id}.png")
+    if os.path.exists(local_image_path):
+        print(f"Local image found for user {user_id}: {local_image_path}")
+        r.set(str(user_id), local_image_path)  # Speichere den Pfad in Redis für zukünftige Anfragen
+        return local_image_path
+
+    # Falls weder Redis noch lokal vorhanden, wird der Download initiiert
     return fetch_and_cache_profile_picture(user_id, avatar_url)
 
 @app.context_processor