diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c68c41a..06742db 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-  "version": "5.0.9",
+  "version": "5.0.10",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-      "version": "5.0.9",
+      "version": "5.0.10",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.16.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c340e05..b15eb3b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-  "version": "5.0.9",
+  "version": "5.0.10",
   "description": "Twitch VOD Manager - Download Twitch VODs easily",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "author": "xRangerDE",
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 019d2c8..c050cd1 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import {
     normalizePerformanceMode,
     isPlainObject,
     VALID_STREAMLINK_QUALITIES,
+    DEFAULT_METADATA_CACHE_MINUTES,
+    DEFAULT_PERFORMANCE_MODE,
     type PerformanceMode,
 } from './main/domain/config-normalize';
 import { CustomClip, MergeGroupItem, MergeGroup, QueueItem, DownloadProgress, DownloadResult } from './types';
@@ -62,8 +64,9 @@ const DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_PATH = path.join(app.getPath('desktop'), 'Twitch_VODs');
 const DEFAULT_FILENAME_TEMPLATE_VOD = '{title}.mp4';
 const DEFAULT_FILENAME_TEMPLATE_PARTS = '{date}_Part{part_padded}.mp4';
 const DEFAULT_FILENAME_TEMPLATE_CLIP = '{date}_{part}.mp4';
-const DEFAULT_METADATA_CACHE_MINUTES = 10;
-const DEFAULT_PERFORMANCE_MODE: PerformanceMode = 'balanced';
+// DEFAULT_METADATA_CACHE_MINUTES + DEFAULT_PERFORMANCE_MODE kommen aus
+// ./main/domain/config-normalize (Single-Source-Of-Truth, vermeidet
+// Drift wenn man eine der Defaults aendert).
 const QUEUE_SAVE_DEBOUNCE_MS = 250;
 const MIN_FREE_DISK_BYTES = 128 * 1024 * 1024;
 const DEBUG_LOG_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS = 1000;
diff --git a/src/main/domain/config-normalize.ts b/src/main/domain/config-normalize.ts
index df5f9e1..e660759 100644
--- a/src/main/domain/config-normalize.ts
+++ b/src/main/domain/config-normalize.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ export const VALID_STREAMLINK_QUALITIES = ['best', 'source', '1080p60', '720p60'
 
 const AUTO_RECORD_POLL_MIN_SECONDS = 30;
 const AUTO_RECORD_POLL_MAX_SECONDS = 1800;
-const DEFAULT_METADATA_CACHE_MINUTES = 10;
-const DEFAULT_PERFORMANCE_MODE: PerformanceMode = 'balanced';
+export const DEFAULT_METADATA_CACHE_MINUTES = 10;
+export const DEFAULT_PERFORMANCE_MODE: PerformanceMode = 'balanced';
 
 /** trim + strip leading @ + lowercase. Verbatim aus altem main.ts. */
 export function normalizeLogin(input: string): string {