diff --git a/bot_instance.py b/bot_instance.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5528bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot_instance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from discord.ext import commands
+import discord
+import threading
+
+intents = discord.Intents.default()
+bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!", intents=intents)
+
+bot.tracked_games = []
+bot.tracked_games_lock = threading.Lock()
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 1b372be..fb2cb6c 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -7,16 +7,11 @@ from servermanager import create_server
 from nicegui import ui
 from webui import create_ui
 import threading
+from bot_instance import bot
 
-
-intents = discord.Intents.default()
-bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!", intents=intents)
 load_dotenv()
 TOKEN = os.getenv("TOKEN")
 
-bot.tracked_games = []
-bot.tracked_games_lock = threading.Lock()
-
 
 def reload_games():
     with bot.tracked_games_lock:
diff --git a/webui.py b/webui.py
index 187eadb..322ca72 100644
--- a/webui.py
+++ b/webui.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from nicegui import ui
-from main import bot
+from bot_instance import bot
 
 # reminder:
 # tracked_games etc erst in andere variable kopieren und lock benutzen.