diff --git a/php/controller/createArticle-controller.php b/php/controller/createArticle-controller.php
index aaefb25..214101e 100644
--- a/php/controller/createArticle-controller.php
+++ b/php/controller/createArticle-controller.php
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ require_once '../model/ArticleManager.php';
 require_once '../validator/article-validator.php';
 require_once "../model/LocalUserDAO.php";
 
-try{
-    $dao = new LocalUserDAO();
-    $user = $dao->findUser($_SESSION["user_email"] ?? "");
     if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] === "POST") {
         $_SESSION["old_title"]    = $_POST["title"] ?? '';
         $_SESSION["old_content"]  = $_POST["content"] ?? '';
@@ -21,7 +18,7 @@ try{
         } else {
             $title = $_POST["title"];
             $content = $_POST["content"];
-            $author = $user["email"];
+            $author = $_SESSION["user_email"];
             $category = $_POST["category"];
             $tags = $_POST['tags'] ?? '';
 
@@ -86,11 +83,7 @@ try{
             exit();
         }
     }
-} catch (Exception $e) {
-    $_SESSION["message"] = "internal_error";
-    header("location: ../../index.php?pfad=createArticle");
-    exit();
-}
+
 
 
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/php/controller/profile-controller.php b/php/controller/profile-controller.php
index 5cf6126..daf511a 100644
--- a/php/controller/profile-controller.php
+++ b/php/controller/profile-controller.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if (!isset($_SESSION["user"])) {
 try {
     $user = $dao->findUser($_SESSION["user_email"] ?? "");
     $articleManager = ArticleManager::getInstance();
-    $userArticles = $articleManager->getArticlesByAuthor($user);
+    $userArticles = $articleManager->getArticlesByAuthor($_SESSION["user_email"]);
     if(!isset($userArticles)) {
         $_SESSION["message"] = "user_has_no_articles";
     }