diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyEditor.svelte
index 0427759e..2d50e902 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyEditor.svelte
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ let mutationError = $state('');
 let liveAnnounce = $state('');
 let announceTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
 
+function scheduleAnnounceReset() {
+	if (announceTimer) clearTimeout(announceTimer);
+	announceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+		liveAnnounce = '';
+		announceTimer = null;
+	}, 500);
+}
+
 const titleEmpty = $derived(title.trim().length === 0);
 const showTitleError = $derived(titleEmpty && titleTouched);
 const isDraft = $derived(status === 'DRAFT');
@@ -93,7 +101,7 @@ async function handleAddDocument(doc: DocumentOption) {
 		const newItem: JourneyItemView = await res.json();
 		items = [...items, newItem];
 	} catch {
-		items = prev;
+		items = prev; // prev === items here (add is pessimistic); kept for symmetry with optimistic handlers
 		mutationError = m.journey_mutation_error_reload();
 	}
 }
@@ -111,7 +119,7 @@ async function handleAddInterlude(text: string) {
 		const newItem: JourneyItemView = await res.json();
 		items = [...items, newItem];
 	} catch {
-		items = prev;
+		items = prev; // prev === items here (add is pessimistic); kept for symmetry with optimistic handlers
 		mutationError = m.journey_mutation_error_reload();
 	}
 }
@@ -152,12 +160,7 @@ async function handleMoveUp(index: number) {
 		newPosition: index
 	});
 	await handleReorder(ids);
-	// Clear so the live region does not re-announce on unrelated DOM mutations
-	if (announceTimer) clearTimeout(announceTimer);
-	announceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-		liveAnnounce = '';
-		announceTimer = null;
-	}, 500);
+	scheduleAnnounceReset();
 }
 
 async function handleMoveDown(index: number) {
@@ -170,12 +173,7 @@ async function handleMoveDown(index: number) {
 		newPosition: index + 2
 	});
 	await handleReorder(ids);
-	// Clear so the live region does not re-announce on unrelated DOM mutations
-	if (announceTimer) clearTimeout(announceTimer);
-	announceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-		liveAnnounce = '';
-		announceTimer = null;
-	}, 500);
+	scheduleAnnounceReset();
 }
 
 async function save(nextStatus: 'DRAFT' | 'PUBLISHED') {