diff --git a/cmd/dashboard/main.go b/cmd/dashboard/main.go
index 0ada20f..1871475 100644
--- a/cmd/dashboard/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dashboard/main.go
@@ -147,12 +147,16 @@ func main() {
 func apiStreams(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), 3*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
+
 	c := &mtx.Client{BaseURL: mtxAPI, User: os.Getenv("MTX_API_USER"), Pass: os.Getenv("MTX_API_PASS")}
 	pl, err := c.Paths(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadGateway)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadGateway)
+		_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
+
 	allowed := map[string]bool{}
 	if streamsCSV != "" {
 		for _, s := range strings.Split(streamsCSV, ",") {
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ func apiStreams(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		out.Items = append(out.Items, item{Name: p.Name, Live: p.Live(), Viewers: p.Viewers()})
 	}
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(out)
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(out)
 }
 
 func pageIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/web/static/js/index.js b/web/static/js/index.js
index c658af1..10e70b9 100644
--- a/web/static/js/index.js
+++ b/web/static/js/index.js
@@ -1,25 +1,35 @@
 async function load(){
-  const r = await fetch('/api/streams');
-  const data = await r.json();
+  let data;
+  try {
+    const r = await fetch('/api/streams', { cache: 'no-store' });
+    if (!r.ok) throw new Error('api '+r.status);
+    data = await r.json();
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn('streams api error:', e);
+    // UI freundlich degradieren
+    document.getElementById('list').innerHTML =
+      '<div class="card"><div class="muted">Keine Daten (API-Fehler)</div></div>';
+    return;
+  }
   const q = (document.getElementById('filter').value||'').toLowerCase();
   const list = document.getElementById('list');
   list.innerHTML = '';
-  data.items
-    .filter(it => !q || it.name.toLowerCase().includes(q))
-    .forEach(it => {
-      const a = document.createElement('a');
-      a.href = '/' + encodeURIComponent(it.name);
-      a.className = 'card';
-      a.innerHTML = `
-        <div class="row space-between">
-          <div>
-            <div class="title-strong">${it.name}</div>
-            <div class="muted">Zuschauer: ${it.viewers}</div>
-          </div>
-          <div class="pill ${it.live ? 'live':'off'}">${it.live ? 'LIVE' : 'Offline'}</div>
-        </div>`;
-      list.appendChild(a);
-    });
+  data.items.filter(it => !q || it.name.toLowerCase().includes(q)).forEach(it => {
+    const a = document.createElement('a');
+    a.href = '/' + encodeURIComponent(it.name);
+    a.className = 'card';
+    a.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="row space-between">
+        <div>
+          <div class="title-strong">${it.name}</div>
+          <div class="muted">Zuschauer: ${it.viewers}</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="pill ${it.live ? 'live':'off'}">${it.live ? 'LIVE' : 'Offline'}</div>
+      </div>`;
+    list.appendChild(a);
+  });
 }
 document.getElementById('filter').addEventListener('input', load);
-load(); setInterval(load, 3000);
+document.getElementById('reload').addEventListener('click', load);
+load();
+setInterval(load, 3000);
diff --git a/web/static/js/stream.js b/web/static/js/stream.js
index 20711a3..696e8b2 100644
--- a/web/static/js/stream.js
+++ b/web/static/js/stream.js
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@
   }
 
   async function refresh(){
+    let data;
+    try{
+      const r = await fetch('/api/streams', { cache: 'no-store' });
+      if (!r.ok) throw new Error('api '+r.status);
+      data = await r.json();
+    }catch(e){
+      console.warn('streams api error:', e);
+      setLive(false);
+      viewersEl.textContent = 'Zuschauer: –';
+      return;
+    }
     const r = await fetch('/api/streams');
     const d = await r.json();
     const it = d.items.find(x=>x.name===name);
diff --git a/web/templates/index.html b/web/templates/index.html
index 0ae0bcc..67d4978 100644
--- a/web/templates/index.html
+++ b/web/templates/index.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <h1 class="title-no-margin">🎬 Streams</h1>
       <div class="row">
         <input id="filter" placeholder="Filter (z. B. stream1)">
-        <a href="/refresh" class="pill">Neu laden</a>
+        <button id="reload" class="pill" type="button">Neu laden</button>
       </div>
     </div>
     <p class="muted">RTMP Ingest: <code>rtmp://HOST/&lt;name&gt;</code> · HLS: <code>http(s)://HOST/hls/&lt;name&gt;</code></p>