diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
index b570a98b..004e044a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/stammbaum/+page.svelte
@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@ interface Props {
 
 let { data }: Props = $props();
 
-const focusId = $derived(page.url.searchParams.get('focus'));
 const canWrite = $derived<boolean>(page.data.canWrite ?? false);
 
-let selectedId = $state<string | null>(null);
-$effect(() => {
-	if (focusId && data.nodes.some((n) => n.id === focusId)) {
-		selectedId = focusId;
-	}
-});
+const focusId = page.url.searchParams.get('focus');
+let selectedId = $state<string | null>(
+	focusId && data.nodes.some((n) => n.id === focusId) ? focusId : null
+);
 
 const selectedNode = $derived(data.nodes.find((n) => n.id === selectedId) ?? null);