diff --git a/HSMensaW_botA.py b/HSMensaW_botA.py
index faf6884..5f00efe 100644
--- a/HSMensaW_botA.py
+++ b/HSMensaW_botA.py
@@ -138,9 +138,15 @@ async def send_essen(chat_id: int) -> None:
     await send_message(bot_obj=bot, chat_id=chat_id, msg=nachricht, parse_mode="markdown")
 
 
-async def send_status(text: str) -> None:
+async def send_status(text: str, ignore_flag: bool = False) -> None:
+    """
+    Sends a status message to all chats specified in config_ids
+    :param text: Message
+    :param ignore_flag: Should the logging_enabled flag be ignored (should a message be sent even if it is set to False)?
+    :return:
+    """
     global config_ids
-    if logging_enabled:
+    if ignore_flag or logging_enabled:
         for chat_id in config_ids:
             await send_message(bot_obj=bot, chat_id=chat_id, msg=text)
 
@@ -170,6 +176,11 @@ def write_config() -> None:
 
 
 async def get_essen(only_today: bool) -> None:
+    """
+    Downloads the plan for the next day and parses it
+    :param only_today: only current day; no download if the mensa is closed
+    :return:
+    """
     global datum, essen, var  # , ctx
     essen = []
     try:
@@ -179,7 +190,7 @@ async def get_essen(only_today: bool) -> None:
         var = False
         return
     except Exception as expt:
-        await send_status("Es ist ein Fehler aufgetreten:\n%s" % str(expt))
+        await send_status("Es ist ein Fehler aufgetreten:\n%s" % str(expt), ignore_flag=True)
         print("Fehler:\n%s" % str(expt))
         var = True
         return