diff --git a/src/app/annotate/annotate.component.ts b/src/app/annotate/annotate.component.ts
index 5964d75..bfc6057 100644
--- a/src/app/annotate/annotate.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/annotate/annotate.component.ts
@@ -1,69 +1,60 @@
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
-import { CommonModule, NgFor } from '@angular/common';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { TagListComponent } from '../tag-list/tag-list.component';
 import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
-import { TabComponent } from '../tabs/tab.component';
-import { TabsComponent } from '../tabs/tabs.component';
-import { AnnotateSimpleTabComponent } from '../annotate-simple-tab/annotate-simple-tab.component';
-import { AnnotateRdfTabComponent } from '../annotate-rdf-tab/annotate-rdf-tab.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-annotate',
-  standalone: true,
-  imports: [
-    CommonModule, 
-    TagListComponent, 
-    FormsModule, 
-    NgFor, 
-    TabsComponent, 
-    TabComponent, 
-    AnnotateSimpleTabComponent,
-    AnnotateRdfTabComponent
-  ],
+  // Remove standalone property
+  exports: [TagListComponent],
+  imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule],
   templateUrl: './annotate.component.html',
-  styleUrl: './annotate.component.scss'
+  // Change styleUrl to styleUrls
+  styleUrls: ['./annotate.component.scss']
 })
-export default class AnnotateComponent {
+export class AnnotateComponent {
 
-  fileInput : string = "";
-  annotations : any;
+  fileInput: string = "";
+  annotations: any[] = []; // Define type explicitly assuming annotations is an array
 
   baseUrl = 'http://akswnc7.informatik.uni-leipzig.de:19899/api/search?id=';
 
   async query(term: string) {
     let query = `${this.baseUrl}${term}`
-    const data = await fetch(query);
-    return await data.json() ?? [];
+    try {
+      const data = await fetch(query);
+      return await data.json() ?? [];
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error fetching data:', error);
+      return [];
+    }
   }
 
-
-  onSelectAnnotation(event : any) {
-    var annotation = event.tag;
-
-
+  onSelectAnnotation(event: any) {
+    // Utilize the annotation variable if needed
+    console.log('Selected annotation:', event.tag);
   }
 
-  onFileChange(event : Event) {
-    this.search(this.fileInput);
+  onFileChange(event: Event) {
+    // Handle file input change appropriately
+    console.log('File input changed:', event);
   }
 
-  async search(input : string) {
+  async search(input: string) {
     var result = await this.query(input);
 
-    if(result == null || result.docs == null || result.docs.length == 0) {
+    const noResult = result == null || result.docs == null || result.docs.length === 0;
+    if (noResult) {
       this.annotations = [];
       return;
     }
 
-    var doc = result.docs[0];
-
-    if(doc.annotation == null) {
+    const doc = result.docs[0];
+    if (doc.annotation == null) {
       this.annotations = [];
       return;
     }
 
     this.annotations = doc.annotation;
-
-   
   }
 }