diff --git a/crop-thumbnails.php b/crop-thumbnails.php
index 022ea50..41ba590 100644
--- a/crop-thumbnails.php
+++ b/crop-thumbnails.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/crop-thumbnails/
  * Author: Volkmar Kantor
  * Author URI: https://www.totalmedial.de
- * Version: 1.7.0
+ * Version: 1.7.1
  * Description: The easy way to adjust your cropped image sizes.
  * 
  * 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 
 
-define('CROP_THUMBNAILS_VERSION','1.7.0');
+define('CROP_THUMBNAILS_VERSION','1.7.1');
 
 include_once __DIR__.'/functions/enqueuejsmodule.php';
 include_once __DIR__.'/functions/helper.php';
diff --git a/functions/backendpreparer.php b/functions/backendpreparer.php
index 6fea2f8..13571c2 100644
--- a/functions/backendpreparer.php
+++ b/functions/backendpreparer.php
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ protected static function showCropButtonOnThisAdminPage() {
 	 * adds the links into post-types and the media-library
 	 */
 	function addLinksToAdmin() {
-
-
-		
 ?>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
diff --git a/functions/settingsscreen.php b/functions/settingsscreen.php
index 0cddc6a..45b88de 100644
--- a/functions/settingsscreen.php
+++ b/functions/settingsscreen.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public function __construct() {
 	public function optionsPageStyle() {
 		if(!empty($_REQUEST['page']) && $_REQUEST['page']==='page-cpt') {
 			wp_enqueue_style('crop-thumbnails-options-style', plugins_url('app/main.css', __DIR__), [], CROP_THUMBNAILS_VERSION);
-			wp_enqueue_script('crop-thumbnails-options-js', plugins_url('app/main.js', __DIR__ ), [], CROP_THUMBNAILS_VERSION);
+			wp_enqueue_script('crop-thumbnails-options-js', plugins_url('app/main.js', __DIR__ ), ['wp-api'], CROP_THUMBNAILS_VERSION);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 283875c..2933b0f 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Tags: post-thumbnails, images, media library
 Requires at least: 5.0
 Tested up to: 6.2.2
 Requires PHP: 7.4.0
-Stable tag: 1.7.0
+Stable tag: 1.7.1
 License: GPL v3
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
 
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ If you fork and planning to publish the forked plugin, please contact me.
 5. Quicktest on settings-page, to check if your system is correct setup.
 
 == Changelog ==
+= 1.7.1 =
+* fix settings screen not loading
+
 = 1.7.0 =
 * refactored backend settings
 * Typo error at filter corrected (crop_thumbnails_activat_on_adminpages -> crop_thumbnails_activate_on_adminpages) for compatibility purpose the old name is still working