diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index c8f4667..85bed62 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
   sitemap: {
     siteUrl: process.env.APP_URL || 'https://www.digimedialoop.de', 
     trailingSlash: false, 
+    ignorePaths: ['/sitemap.xml'],
     i18n: true, 
     async routes() {
       return await getSitemapRoutes()
diff --git a/server/utils/sitemapData.ts b/server/utils/sitemapData.ts
index dac763c..7450246 100644
--- a/server/utils/sitemapData.ts
+++ b/server/utils/sitemapData.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
 export async function getSitemapRoutes() {
-    const CMS_BASE_URL = process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_CMS_BASE_URL
-    const CMS_TOKEN = process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_CMS_TOKEN
-  
-    if (!CMS_BASE_URL || !CMS_TOKEN) {
-      throw new Error('CMS-Umgebungsvariablen fehlen')
-    }
-  
-    const headers = {
-      Authorization: `Bearer ${CMS_TOKEN}`,
-    }
-  
-    const [projectsRes, articlesRes] = await Promise.all([
-      $fetch(`${CMS_BASE_URL}/api/references?fields=link`, { headers }),
-      $fetch(`${CMS_BASE_URL}/api/newsarticels?fields=slug&locale=all`, { headers }),
-    ])
-  
-    const projectRoutes = projectsRes.data
-      .filter((p: any) => p.attributes.link)
-      .map((p: any) => `/projekt/${p.attributes.link}`)
-  
-    const articleRoutes = articlesRes.data
-      .filter((a: any) => a.attributes.slug)
-      .map((a: any) => `/artikel/${a.attributes.slug}`)
-  
-    return [...projectRoutes, ...articleRoutes]
+  const CMS_BASE_URL = process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_CMS_BASE_URL
+  const CMS_TOKEN = process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_CMS_TOKEN
+
+  if (!CMS_BASE_URL || !CMS_TOKEN) {
+    throw new Error('CMS-Umgebungsvariablen fehlen')
   }
-  
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+
+  const headers = {
+    Authorization: `Bearer ${CMS_TOKEN}`,
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const [projectsRes, articlesRes] = await Promise.all([
+      fetch(`${CMS_BASE_URL}/api/references?fields=link`, { headers }).then(res => res.json()),
+      fetch(`${CMS_BASE_URL}/api/newsarticels?fields=slug&locale=all`, { headers }).then(res => res.json())
+    ])
+
+    const projectRoutes = projectsRes.data
+      ?.filter((p: any) => p.attributes.link)
+      .map((p: any) => `/projekt/${p.attributes.link}`) || []
+
+    const articleRoutes = articlesRes.data
+      ?.filter((a: any) => a.attributes.slug)
+      .map((a: any) => `/artikel/${a.attributes.slug}`) || []
+
+    return [...projectRoutes, ...articleRoutes]
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Fehler beim Abrufen der CMS-Routen für die Sitemap:', error)
+    return []
+  }
+}