diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index b835c27..61d1a52 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -47,15 +47,6 @@
           <div class="icon">♫</div>
           <span>Nova<em>Sonic</em></span>
         </div>
-        <div class="header-btns">
-          <button class="hbtn notif-bell-btn" onclick="toggleNotifPanel()" title="Benachrichtigungen">
-            <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"><path d="M18 8A6 6 0 0 0 6 8c0 7-3 9-3 9h18s-3-2-3-9"/><path d="M13.73 21a2 2 0 0 1-3.46 0"/></svg>
-            <span class="notif-badge" style="display:none">0</span>
-          </button>
-          <button class="hbtn" onclick="openSettings()" title="Einstellungen">
-            <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3"/><path d="M19.07 4.93a10 10 0 0 1 0 14.14M14.24 9.76a4 4 0 0 1 0 4.48M4.93 4.93a10 10 0 0 0 0 14.14M9.76 9.76a4 4 0 0 0 0 4.48"/></svg>
-          </button>
-        </div>
       </div>
       <div class="search-wrap">
         <div class="search-box" onclick="document.getElementById('search-input').focus()">
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 7299780..e6acc67 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ async function doConnect() {
   const url      = document.getElementById('srv-url').value.trim().replace(/\/$/,'');
   const user     = document.getElementById('srv-user').value.trim();
   const pass     = document.getElementById('srv-pass').value;
-  const lfKey    = document.getElementById('lastfm-key')?.value.trim() ?? S.cfg.lastfmKey ?? '';
-  const backUrl  = (document.getElementById('backend-url')?.value.trim() ?? S.cfg.backendUrl ?? '').replace(/\/$/,'');
-  const spId     = document.getElementById('spotify-client-id')?.value.trim() ?? S.cfg.spotifyClientId ?? '';
-  const spSecret = document.getElementById('spotify-client-secret')?.value.trim() ?? S.cfg.spotifyClientSecret ?? '';
+  const _prev    = (() => { try { return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('ns_cfg') || '{}'); } catch { return {}; } })();
+  const lfKey    = document.getElementById('lastfm-key')?.value.trim()              || _prev.lastfmKey        || '';
+  const backUrl  = (document.getElementById('backend-url')?.value.trim()            || _prev.backendUrl       || '').replace(/\/$/,'');
+  const spId     = document.getElementById('spotify-client-id')?.value.trim()       || _prev.spotifyClientId  || '';
+  const spSecret = document.getElementById('spotify-client-secret')?.value.trim()   || _prev.spotifyClientSecret || '';
   if(!url || !user || !pass) { _showSetupError('Bitte Server-URL, Benutzernamen und Passwort ausfüllen.'); return; }
   const btn = document.getElementById('btn-connect');
   btn.disabled=true; btn.textContent='Verbinde…';