diff --git a/Startcode/imageInput.c b/Startcode/imageInput.c
index 50b1b0d..d1aea53 100644
--- a/Startcode/imageInput.c
+++ b/Startcode/imageInput.c
@@ -43,13 +43,7 @@ static int readLabels(FILE *file, unsigned char label[], unsigned int count) {
     }
     return 1;
 }
-
-
-GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path) {
-    FILE *file = fopen(path, "rb");
-    if (!controlFile(file)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
+GrayScaleImageSeries *innerSeries(FILE*file) {
     unsigned int count = readNumber(file);
     unsigned int width = readNumber(file);
     unsigned int height = readNumber(file);
@@ -65,7 +59,6 @@ GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path) {
     series->count = count;
     series->labels = malloc(series->count * sizeof(unsigned char));
     series->images = malloc(series->count * sizeof(GrayScaleImage));
-    series->addrSourceTxt = file;
     if (series->labels == NULL || series->images == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -93,6 +86,21 @@ GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path) {
 }
 
 
+GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path) {
+    FILE *file = fopen(path, "rb");
+    if (!controlFile(file)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    GrayScaleImageSeries*address = innerSeries(file);
+    fclose(file);
+    if (address == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+   return address;
+}
+
+
+
 void clearSeries(GrayScaleImageSeries *series) {
     if (series == NULL) { return; }
     if (series->images != NULL) {
@@ -107,6 +115,5 @@ void clearSeries(GrayScaleImageSeries *series) {
     if (series->labels != NULL) {
         free(series->labels);
     }
-    fclose(series->addrSourceTxt);
     free(series);
 }
diff --git a/Startcode/imageInput.h b/Startcode/imageInput.h
index 891046a..23fe996 100644
--- a/Startcode/imageInput.h
+++ b/Startcode/imageInput.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ typedef struct
     GrayScaleImage *images;
     unsigned char *labels;
     unsigned int count;
-    FILE *addrSourceTxt; // um in clearSeries den Text schließen zu können
 } GrayScaleImageSeries;
 
 GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path);