diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 98c7c2f..f283392 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -241,20 +241,24 @@ class Sesion:
 
 def abfrage(parser, quiero_unidad, otra_vez):
     random.seed()
+    status = {}
+    palabras = []
+    os.makedirs(VOKABELN_DIR, exist_ok=True)
     try:
-        palabras = []
-        os.makedirs(VOKABELN_DIR, exist_ok=True)
-        try:
-            os.rename(DEPRECATED_VOKABELN_FILE, os.path.join(VOKABELN_DIR, 'vokabeln.json'))
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            pass
+        os.rename(DEPRECATED_VOKABELN_FILE, os.path.join(VOKABELN_DIR, 'vokabeln.json'))
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
 
-        for filename in glob.glob(os.path.join(VOKABELN_DIR, '*.json')):
-            with open(filename, 'r') as f:
-                palabras += json.load(f)
+    for filename in glob.glob(os.path.join(VOKABELN_DIR, '*.json')):
+        with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+            palabras += json.load(f)
+    try:
         with open(STATUS_FILE, 'r') as f:
             status = json.load(f)
     except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
+
+    if len(palabras) == 0:
         print(f"{bcolors.FAIL}Daten können nicht geladen werden, hast du sie schon importiert?{bcolors.ENDC}")
         print()
         parser.print_help()