diff --git a/backend/service/db/dbGroups.go b/backend/service/db/dbGroups.go
index 5714f88..40965e4 100644
--- a/backend/service/db/dbGroups.go
+++ b/backend/service/db/dbGroups.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 	"htwkalender/model"
+	"log/slog"
 )
 
 func SaveGroups(seminarGroup []model.SeminarGroup, collection *models.Collection, app *pocketbase.PocketBase) ([]*models.Record, error) {
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ func GetAllCourses(app *pocketbase.PocketBase) []string {
 	// get all rooms from event records in the events collection
 	err := app.Dao().DB().Select("course").From("groups").All(&courses)
 	if err != nil {
-		print("Error while getting groups from database: ", err)
-		return nil
+		slog.Error("Error while getting groups from database: ", err)
+		return []string{}
 	}
 
 	var courseArray []string