diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 67e5342..9dac0eb 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -106,57 +106,48 @@ def make_discord_session(token=None, state=None):
     )
 
 def fetch_and_cache_profile_picture(user_id, avatar_url):
-    """Lädt das Profilbild herunter und speichert es lokal und in Redis."""
-    if not user_id or not avatar_url:
-        # Fallback auf ein Standardprofilbild, wenn keine gültigen Werte vorhanden sind
-        print(f"Skipping user {user_id}: Missing avatar URL.")
+    """Lädt das Profilbild herunter, wenn es nicht lokal vorhanden ist, und speichert es in Redis."""
+    if not user_id:
+        print(f"Invalid user_id: {user_id}. Using default profile picture.")
         return "/static/default_profile.png"
     
+    # Erstellen des lokalen Pfads für das Bild
     local_image_path = os.path.join(PROFILE_IMAGE_DIR, f"{user_id}.png")
     
-    # Prüfen, ob das Bild bereits lokal gespeichert ist
+    # Überprüfen, ob das Bild lokal gespeichert ist
     if os.path.exists(local_image_path):
-        print(f"Profile picture for user {user_id} already exists locally.")
+        print(f"Local image already exists for user {user_id}: {local_image_path}")
         r.set(str(user_id), local_image_path)
         return local_image_path
 
-    try:
-        # Bild von der URL herunterladen und speichern
-        response = requests.get(avatar_url, timeout=10)
-        response.raise_for_status()
-        
-        with open(local_image_path, 'wb') as img_file:
-            img_file.write(response.content)
-        
-        # Pfad 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"Error fetching profile picture for user {user_id}: {e}")
-        return "/static/default_profile.png"
+    # Wenn das Bild nicht lokal vorhanden ist, versuche, es 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 eines Benutzers zurück. Nutzt Redis oder den lokalen Speicher."""
-    # 1. Versuche, den Pfad aus Redis abzurufen
+def get_profile_picture(user_id, avatar_url):
+    """Gibt den Pfad zum Profilbild zurück oder lädt es herunter, wenn es nicht in Redis oder lokal vorhanden ist."""
     cached_image = r.get(str(user_id))
     if cached_image:
-        local_path = cached_image.decode('utf-8')
-        print(f"Redis cache hit for user {user_id}: {local_path}")
-        return local_path
-    
-    # 2. Überprüfen, ob das Bild lokal im `profile_images`-Ordner existiert
-    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}")
-        # Speichere den Pfad in Redis, um ihn für zukünftige Anfragen zwischenspeichern
-        r.set(str(user_id), local_image_path)
-        return local_image_path
-
-    # 3. Wenn weder Redis noch ein lokales Bild vorhanden ist, gib das Standardbild zurück
-    print(f"No profile picture found for user {user_id}, using default image.")
-    return "/static/default_profile.png"
+        return cached_image.decode('utf-8')
+    return fetch_and_cache_profile_picture(user_id, avatar_url)
 
 @app.context_processor
 def utility_processor():