diff --git a/app/utils/helpers.py b/app/utils/helpers.py
index b70ed0d..ea46d1e 100644
--- a/app/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/app/utils/helpers.py
@@ -11,24 +11,29 @@ def load_configs(config_dir='configs'):
     außer default_sounds.json (die wird separat geladen).
     """
     configs = []
-    data = json.load(f)
     if not os.path.exists(config_dir):
         logger.warning(f"Config-Verzeichnis nicht gefunden: {config_dir}")
         return configs
 
     for filename in os.listdir(config_dir):
-        if filename.lower().endswith('.json') and filename != 'default_sounds.json':
-            path = os.path.join(config_dir, filename)
-            try:
-                with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                    data = json.load(f)
-                    data['filename'] = filename
-                    data.setdefault('name', filename.replace('.json', '').replace('_', ' ').title())
-                    configs.append(data)
-            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-                logger.error(f"Ungültiges JSON in {filename}: {e}")
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(f"Fehler beim Laden von {filename}: {e}")
+        if not filename.lower().endswith('.json'):
+            continue
+        if filename == 'default_sounds.json':
+            continue  # globale Sounds separat laden
+
+        path = os.path.join(config_dir, filename)
+        try:
+            with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+                data['filename'] = filename
+                data.setdefault('name', filename.replace('.json', '').replace('_', ' ').title())
+                configs.append(data)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            logger.error(f"Ungültiges JSON in {filename}: {e}")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            logger.error(f"Datei nicht gefunden (trotz listdir): {path}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Fehler beim Laden von {filename}: {e}")
 
     return sorted(configs, key=lambda x: x.get('name', ''))