diff --git a/Start_Windows/input.c b/Start_Windows/input.c
index 1b94f99..9caad62 100644
--- a/Start_Windows/input.c
+++ b/Start_Windows/input.c
@@ -8,21 +8,20 @@
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
 int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
-    //Erstellt Pointer auf textdokument
-    FILE *textdokument = fopen(file, "r");
-    if (textdokument == NULL) {
+    if (file == NULL) {
         printf("Datei konnte nicht geoffnet werden");
+        return 0;
     }
     // 2D char Array um wörter zu speichern
     char word[MAX_WORD_LEN];
     unsigned int count = 0;
-    while (fscanf(textdokument, "%s", word) != EOF && count < maxWordCount) {
+    while (fscanf(file, "%s", word) != EOF && count < maxWordCount) {
         // Kopiere das gelesene Wort in das 2D-Array
         strncpy(words[count], word, MAX_WORD_LEN - 1);
         words[count][MAX_WORD_LEN - 1] = '\0'; // Sicherstellen, dass der String nullterminiert ist
         count++;
     }
-    fclose(textdokument);
+    fclose(file);
     return count;