diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 80374bc..8a6c8f7 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -162,22 +162,22 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_data (
 db_cursor.execute(create_table_query)
 db_connection.commit()
 
-def insert_user_data(user_id, permission=0, points=0, ban=0, askmultus=0, filter_value=0, chat_history=[]):
+def insert_user_data(user_id, permission, points, ban, askmultus, filter_value, chat_history):
     insert_query = """
-    INSERT INTO user_data (user_id, permission, points, ban, askmultus, filter_value, rank, chat_history)
-    VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)
+    INSERT INTO user_data (user_id, permission, points, ban, askmultus, filter_value, rank, chat_history, xp, level)
+    VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)
     """
-    # Serialize the chat_history list to a JSON string
     serialized_chat_history = json.dumps(chat_history)
-    data = (user_id, permission, points, ban, askmultus, filter_value, 0, serialized_chat_history)  # Rank is set to 0 initially
+    data = (user_id, permission, points, ban, askmultus, filter_value, 0, serialized_chat_history, 0, 1)  # Initialisiere XP auf 0 und Level auf 1
     try:
         db_cursor.execute(insert_query, data)
         db_connection.commit()
-        print(f"User {user_id} inserted successfully.")
+        print("User data inserted successfully.")
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Error inserting user data: {e}")
         db_connection.rollback()
 
+
 def update_user_data(user_id, field, value):
     update_query = f"UPDATE user_data SET {field} = %s WHERE user_id = %s"
     
@@ -210,13 +210,12 @@ def load_user_data_from_mysql(user_id):
     cursor.execute(select_query, (user_id,))
     result = cursor.fetchone()
     
-    if result:
-        # Close the connection when we're done
-        cursor.close()
-        close_database_connection(connection)
+    cursor.close()
+    close_database_connection(connection)
 
-        # Return the user data as a dictionary
-        return {
+    if result:
+        # Überprüfe, ob die Felder 'level' und 'xp' fehlen, und initialisiere sie gegebenenfalls
+        user_data = {
             "user_id": result[0],
             "permission": result[1],
             "points": result[2],
@@ -224,26 +223,36 @@ def load_user_data_from_mysql(user_id):
             "askmultus": result[4],
             "filter_value": result[5],
             "rank": result[6],
-            "chat_history": json.loads(result[7]) if result[7] else []
+            "chat_history": json.loads(result[7]) if result[7] else [],
+            "xp": result[8] if len(result) > 8 else 0,  # Setze XP auf 0, wenn es fehlt
+            "level": result[9] if len(result) > 9 else 1  # Setze Level auf 1, wenn es fehlt
         }
     else:
-        # Benutzer existiert noch nicht, also neuen Datensatz hinzufügen
-        insert_user_data(user_id)  # Hier wird ein neuer Benutzer erstellt
-        cursor.close()
-        close_database_connection(connection)
-
-        # Rückgabe des neu eingefügten Benutzers
-        return {
+        # Benutzer existiert noch nicht, initialisiere die Standarddaten
+        user_data = {
             "user_id": user_id,
-            "permission": 0,  # Standard-Permission
-            "points": 0,      # Standard-Punkte
-            "ban": 0,         # Kein Ban
-            "askmultus": 0,   # Keine Multus-Anfragen
-            "filter_value": 0,# Kein Filter
-            "rank": 0,        # Standardrang
-            "chat_history": []# Leerer Chatverlauf
+            "permission": 0,
+            "points": 0,
+            "ban": 0,
+            "askmultus": 0,
+            "filter_value": 0,
+            "rank": 0,
+            "chat_history": [],
+            "xp": 0,  # Standardmäßig 0 XP
+            "level": 1  # Standardmäßig Level 1
         }
+        # Füge den Benutzer in die Datenbank ein
+        insert_user_data(
+            user_data["user_id"],
+            user_data["permission"],
+            user_data["points"],
+            user_data["ban"],
+            user_data["askmultus"],
+            user_data["filter_value"],
+            user_data["chat_history"]
+        )
 
+    return user_data
 
 cached_user_data = {}
 pending_deletion = {}