diff --git a/modules/scheduling/calender_fetcher.py b/modules/scheduling/calender_fetcher.py
index aaa9581d9c7637841d57832ac0e97294a036d3e1..aa63b17983596cf97bd2dbdda3d54fce52ef76d0 100644
--- a/modules/scheduling/calender_fetcher.py
+++ b/modules/scheduling/calender_fetcher.py
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ class CalendarFetcher:
         schedule = simplejson.loads(html_response)
 
         # check data
-        self.logger.critical("no JSON data checks. I believe what i get here")
+        if not schedule:
+            self.logger.warn("Got no schedule via Playout API (Steering)!")
+            return None
 
         #self.fetched_schedule_data = self.remove_unnecessary_data(schedule)
         return self.remove_unnecessary_data(schedule)
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ class CalendarFetcher:
                 #schedule["show_fallback"]     = self.__fetch_schedule_playlist__(schedule, "show_fallback_id",     fetched_entries)
                 #schedule["station_fallback"]  = self.__fetch_schedule_playlist__(schedule, "station_fallback_id",  fetched_entries)
 
-                self.logger.info(str(schedule))
+                #self.logger.info(str(schedule))
 
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.error("Error: "+str(e))
@@ -227,15 +229,26 @@ class CalendarFetcher:
 
         self.has_already_fetched = True
         return html_response.decode("utf-8")
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+
+
     def __build_url__(self, type, placeholder=None, value=None):
+        """
+        Builds an API request URL using passed placeholder and value.
+        """
         url = self.url[type]
         if placeholder:
             url = url.replace(placeholder, value)
             # print("built URL: "+url)
         return url
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+
+
     def remove_unnecessary_data(self, schedule):
+        """
+        Removes all schedules which are not relevant for 
+        further processing.
+        """
         count_before = len(schedule)
         schedule = self.remove_data_more_than_24h_in_the_future(schedule)
         schedule = self.remove_data_in_the_past(schedule)
@@ -243,8 +256,16 @@ class CalendarFetcher:
 
         self.logger.info("Removed %d unnecessary schedules from response. Entries left: %d" % ((count_before - count_after), count_after))
         return schedule
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+
+
     def remove_data_more_than_24h_in_the_future(self, schedule_from_pv):
+        """ 
+        Removes entries 24h in the future and 12 hours in the past.
+        Note: This might influence resuming (in case of a crash)  
+        single schedules which are longer than 12 hours long.
+        Think e.g. live broadcasts.
+        """
         act_list = []
         now = datetime.now()
         now_plus_24hours = now + timedelta(hours=24)
@@ -253,29 +274,38 @@ class CalendarFetcher:
             date_start = datetime.strptime(s["start"], "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
 
             # append only elements which are close enough to now
-            if date_start <= now_plus_24hours and date_start >= now - timedelta(hours=1):
+            if date_start <= now_plus_24hours and date_start >= now - timedelta(hours=12):
                 act_list.append(s)
 
         return act_list
 
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+
+
     def remove_data_in_the_past(self, schedule_from_pv):
+        """
+        Removes all schedules from the past, except the one which is 
+        currently playing.
+        """
         act_list = []
         now = datetime.now()
+        count = len(schedule_from_pv)
 
-        for index,curr in enumerate(schedule_from_pv[:-1]):
+        for index, curr in enumerate(schedule_from_pv):
             date_start = datetime.strptime(curr["start"], "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
-            date_next_start = datetime.strptime(schedule_from_pv[index+1]["start"], "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
+            if index+1 < count:
+                date_next_start = datetime.strptime(schedule_from_pv[index+1]["start"], "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
 
-            # append all elements in the future
+            # Append all elements in the future
             if date_start >= now:
                 act_list.append(curr)
-            # append the one which is now playing
-            if date_start <= now and date_next_start >= now:
+            # Append the one which is now playing
+            elif date_start < now and date_next_start >= now:
                 act_list.append(curr)
 
         return act_list
 
+
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     def create_test_data(self, id_name, schedule):
         import random