diff --git a/backend/services/falukantService.js b/backend/services/falukantService.js
index 1387127..d2c4d9e 100644
--- a/backend/services/falukantService.js
+++ b/backend/services/falukantService.js
@@ -2786,7 +2786,7 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
             for (const c of character2s) {
                 c.setDataValue('traits', traitsByChar[c.id] || []);
             }
-            const relationships = relRows.map(r => {
+            relationships = relRows.map(r => {
                 const c2 = char2Map[r.character2Id];
                 const type = typeMap[r.relationshipTypeId];
                 return {
@@ -3087,7 +3087,7 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
         relatedChar.setDataValue('traits', traits);
 
         // 3) Trait-IDs und Mood des relatedChar
-        const relatedTraitIds = relatedChar.traits.map(t => t.id);
+    const relatedTraitIds = (relatedChar.traits || []).map(t => t.id);
         const relatedMoodId = relatedChar.moodId;
 
         // 4) Gifts laden – aber nur die passenden Moods und Traits als Unter-Arrays