diff --git a/lib/directus.ts b/lib/directus.ts
index f8c412e..de55d87 100644
--- a/lib/directus.ts
+++ b/lib/directus.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ async function directusRequest<T>(
 }
 
 export async function getMessage(key: string, locale: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  // Note: messages collection doesn't exist in Directus yet
+  // The app uses JSON files as fallback via i18n-loader
+  // Return null to skip Directus and use JSON fallback directly
+  return null;
+  
+  /* Commented out until messages collection is created in Directus
   const directusLocale = toDirectusLocale(locale);
   
   // GraphQL Query für Directus Native Translations
@@ -132,6 +138,7 @@ export async function getMessage(key: string, locale: string): Promise<string |
     console.error(`Failed to fetch message ${key} (${locale}):`, error);
     return null;
   }
+  */
 }
 
 export async function getContentPage(
@@ -465,7 +472,7 @@ export async function getProjects(
   const filters = ['status: { _eq: "published" }'];
   
   if (options?.featured !== undefined) {
-    filters.push(`featured: { _eq: ${options.featured ? 1 : 0} }`);
+    filters.push(`featured: { _eq: ${options.featured ? 'true' : 'false'} }`);
   }
   
   // Remove published filter since it doesn't exist in Directus schema
@@ -503,6 +510,9 @@ export async function getProjects(
         difficulty
         tags
         technologies
+        challenges
+        lessons_learned
+        future_improvements
         github
         live
         image_url
@@ -515,9 +525,8 @@ export async function getProjects(
           title
           description
           content
-          challenges
-          lessons_learned
-          future_improvements
+          meta_description
+          keywords
           languages_code { code }
         }
       }
@@ -550,9 +559,9 @@ export async function getProjects(
         difficulty: proj.difficulty,
         tags: proj.tags || [],
         technologies: proj.technologies || [],
-        challenges: trans.challenges,
-        lessons_learned: trans.lessons_learned,
-        future_improvements: trans.future_improvements,
+        challenges: proj.challenges,
+        lessons_learned: proj.lessons_learned,
+        future_improvements: proj.future_improvements,
         github_url: proj.github,
         live_url: proj.live,
         image_url: proj.image_url,