diff --git a/src/api/nitro/GetConfigurationValue.ts b/src/api/nitro/GetConfigurationValue.ts
index 755ca1d..da063ff 100644
--- a/src/api/nitro/GetConfigurationValue.ts
+++ b/src/api/nitro/GetConfigurationValue.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ export function GetConfigurationValue<T = string>(key: string, value: T = null):
 {
     return GetConfiguration().getValue(key, value);
 }
+
+export function GetOptionalConfigurationValue<T = string>(key: string, value: T = null): T
+{
+    return GetConfiguration().definitions.has(key) ? GetConfiguration().getValue(key, value) : value;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/login/LoginView.tsx b/src/components/login/LoginView.tsx
index ce26fe6..cf88503 100644
--- a/src/components/login/LoginView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/login/LoginView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { GetConfiguration } from '@nitrots/nitro-renderer';
 import { FC, FormEvent, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { ClearRememberLogin, GetConfigurationValue, GetRememberLogin, StoreRememberLoginFromPayload } from '../../api';
+import { ClearRememberLogin, GetConfigurationValue, GetOptionalConfigurationValue, GetRememberLogin, StoreRememberLoginFromPayload } from '../../api';
 import { configFileUrl } from '../../secure-assets';
 import flagBr from '../../assets/images/flag_icon/flag_icon_br.png';
 import flagDe from '../../assets/images/flag_icon/flag_icon_de.png';
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ export const LoginView: FC<LoginViewProps> = ({ onAuthenticated, isEntering = fa
     const loginUrl = GetConfigurationValue<string>('login.endpoint', '/api/auth/login');
     const registerUrl = GetConfigurationValue<string>('login.register.endpoint', '/api/auth/register');
     const forgotUrl = GetConfigurationValue<string>('login.forgot.endpoint', '/api/auth/forgot-password');
-    const newsUrl = interpolate(GetConfigurationValue<string>('login.news.url', ''));
+    const configuredNewsUrl = interpolate(GetOptionalConfigurationValue<string>('login.news.url', ''));
+    const newsUrl = configuredNewsUrl || configFileUrl('news.json');
     const turnstileSiteKey = GetConfigurationValue<string>('login.turnstile.sitekey', '');
     const rawTurnstileEnabled = GetConfigurationValue<unknown>('login.turnstile.enabled', false);
     const turnstileEnabled = (rawTurnstileEnabled === true
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ export const LoginView: FC<LoginViewProps> = ({ onAuthenticated, isEntering = fa
     }, []);
 
     const healthUrl = GetConfigurationValue<string>('login.health.endpoint', '');
-    const healthMethodRaw = GetConfigurationValue<string>('login.health.method', 'GET');
+    const healthMethodRaw = GetOptionalConfigurationValue<string>('login.health.method', 'GET');
     const healthMethod = (healthMethodRaw || 'GET').toUpperCase();
     const checkServerReachable = useCallback(async (): Promise<boolean> =>
     {
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ export const LoginView: FC<LoginViewProps> = ({ onAuthenticated, isEntering = fa
 
     const checkEmailUrl = GetConfigurationValue<string>('login.check-email.endpoint', '/api/auth/check-email');
     const checkUsernameUrl = GetConfigurationValue<string>('login.check-username.endpoint', '/api/auth/check-username');
-    const imagingUrl = GetConfigurationValue<string>('login.register.imaging.url', '');
+    const imagingUrl = GetOptionalConfigurationValue<string>('login.register.imaging.url', '');
     const interpretAvailability = (ok: boolean, status: number, payload: Record<string, unknown>): { available: boolean; error?: string } =>
     {
         const isTrue = (v: unknown) => v === true || v === 'true' || v === 1 || v === '1';
diff --git a/src/components/login/components/NewsWindow.tsx b/src/components/login/components/NewsWindow.tsx
index a7c05d3..d643731 100644
--- a/src/components/login/components/NewsWindow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/login/components/NewsWindow.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FC, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { t } from '../utils/i18n';
+import { interpolate, t } from '../utils/i18n';
 import { resolveNewsImage, resolveNewsLink } from '../utils/news';
 
 interface NewsItem
@@ -12,6 +12,26 @@ interface NewsItem
     linkUrl: string;
 }
 
+interface RawNewsItem
+{
+    id?: number;
+    title?: string;
+    body?: string;
+    image?: string | null;
+    link?: string;
+    linkUrl?: string;
+    linkText?: string;
+}
+
+const normalizeNewsItem = (raw: RawNewsItem, fallbackId: number): NewsItem => ({
+    id: typeof raw.id === 'number' ? raw.id : fallbackId,
+    title: typeof raw.title === 'string' ? raw.title : '',
+    body: typeof raw.body === 'string' ? raw.body : '',
+    image: typeof raw.image === 'string' && raw.image.length ? interpolate(raw.image) : null,
+    linkText: typeof raw.linkText === 'string' ? raw.linkText : '',
+    linkUrl: interpolate((typeof raw.linkUrl === 'string' && raw.linkUrl) || (typeof raw.link === 'string' ? raw.link : ''))
+});
+
 interface NewsWindowProps { newsUrl: string; }
 
 const NEWS_AUTO_ADVANCE_MS = 10000;
@@ -36,10 +56,10 @@ export const NewsWindow: FC<NewsWindowProps> = ({ newsUrl }) =>
             .then((json: unknown) =>
             {
                 if(cancelled) return;
-                const list = Array.isArray((json as { news?: unknown })?.news)
-                    ? (json as { news: NewsItem[] }).news
-                    : [];
-                setItems(list);
+                const rawList = Array.isArray((json as { news?: unknown })?.news)
+                    ? (json as { news: RawNewsItem[] }).news
+                    : Array.isArray(json) ? (json as RawNewsItem[]) : [];
+                setItems(rawList.map((raw, idx) => normalizeNewsItem(raw, idx + 1)));
             })
             .catch(() => { if(!cancelled) setFailed(true); });
         return () => { cancelled = true; };