diff --git a/src/controllers/installationController.js b/src/controllers/installationController.js
index 681d052d..c97ec54a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/installationController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/installationController.js
@@ -9126,84 +9126,93 @@ exports.moveIssueToCategory = async (req, reply) => {
     let issueMoved = false;
     const nowTime = moment().tz("Asia/Kolkata").format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss");
 
+    // Ensure categorizedIssues exists
     if (!Array.isArray(support.categorizedIssues)) {
       support.categorizedIssues = [];
     }
 
+    // Step 1: Try moving from support.issues (original logic)
     const index = support.issues.findIndex((issue) => {
       if (issue.hardwareId === hardwareId) return true;
       if (Array.isArray(issue.hardwareIds) && issue.hardwareIds.includes(hardwareId)) return true;
       return false;
     });
 
-    if (index === -1) {
-      return reply.code(404).send({ message: "No matching issue found to move" });
-    }
-
-    const issue = support.issues[index];
-
-    // Normalize type if needed
-    const normalizedType =
-      issue.type === "GSM or LoRa Disconnected" ? "GSM Disconnected" : issue.type;
+    if (index !== -1) {
+      const issue = support.issues[index];
 
-    if (issue.hardwareId === hardwareId) {
-      // Master issue
-      issue.movedToCategory = true;
+      // Normalize type if needed
+      const normalizedType =
+        issue.type === "GSM or LoRa Disconnected" ? "GSM Disconnected" : issue.type;
 
-      support.categorizedIssues.push({
-        type: normalizedType,
-        hardwareId: issue.hardwareId,
-        masterHardwareId: issue.masterHardwareId || issue.hardwareId,
-        category,
-        movedAt: nowTime,
-        movedToCategory: true,
-      });
-
-      support.issues.splice(index, 1);
-      issueMoved = true;
-    } else {
-      // Slave issue
-      const slaveIndex = issue.hardwareIds.indexOf(hardwareId);
-      if (slaveIndex !== -1) {
-        const slaveName = issue.slaveNames?.[slaveIndex] || "Unknown";
+      if (issue.hardwareId === hardwareId) {
+        // Master issue
+        issue.movedToCategory = true;
 
         support.categorizedIssues.push({
           type: normalizedType,
-          hardwareId,
+          hardwareId: issue.hardwareId,
           masterHardwareId: issue.masterHardwareId || issue.hardwareId,
-          slaveName,
           category,
           movedAt: nowTime,
           movedToCategory: true,
         });
 
-        issue.hardwareIds.splice(slaveIndex, 1);
-        issue.slaveNames.splice(slaveIndex, 1);
+        support.issues.splice(index, 1);
+        issueMoved = true;
+      } else {
+        // Slave issue
+        const slaveIndex = issue.hardwareIds.indexOf(hardwareId);
+        if (slaveIndex !== -1) {
+          const slaveName = issue.slaveNames?.[slaveIndex] || "Unknown";
+
+          support.categorizedIssues.push({
+            type: normalizedType,
+            hardwareId,
+            masterHardwareId: issue.masterHardwareId || issue.hardwareId,
+            slaveName,
+            category,
+            movedAt: nowTime,
+            movedToCategory: true,
+          });
+
+          issue.hardwareIds.splice(slaveIndex, 1);
+          issue.slaveNames.splice(slaveIndex, 1);
+
+          if (issue.hardwareIds.length === 0) {
+            support.issues.splice(index, 1);
+          }
 
-        // Remove full issue if no more slaves are left
-        if (issue.hardwareIds.length === 0) {
-          support.issues.splice(index, 1);
+          issueMoved = true;
         }
-
-        issueMoved = true;
       }
     }
 
-    if (issueMoved) {
-      await support.save();
+    // Step 2: If not found in support.issues, try to update existing categorized issue
+    if (!issueMoved) {
+      const categorized = support.categorizedIssues.find(
+        (i) => i.hardwareId === hardwareId
+      );
 
-      // 🧹 Cleanup any duplicate issues with same hardwareId (master or slave)
-      support.issues = support.issues.filter((i) => {
-        const isMaster = i.hardwareId === hardwareId;
-        const isSlave = Array.isArray(i.hardwareIds) && i.hardwareIds.includes(hardwareId);
-        return !isMaster && !isSlave;
-      });
+      if (categorized) {
+        categorized.category = category;
+        categorized.movedAt = nowTime;
+        await support.save();
+        return reply.send({ message: "Category updated for already categorized issue" });
+      }
 
-      await support.save();
-      return reply.send({ message: "Issue moved to category successfully" });
-    } else {
-      return reply.code(404).send({ message: "No matching issue found to move" });
+      return reply.code(404).send({ message: "No matching issue found to move or update" });
     }
+
+    // Cleanup duplicates
+    support.issues = support.issues.filter((i) => {
+      const isMaster = i.hardwareId === hardwareId;
+      const isSlave = Array.isArray(i.hardwareIds) && i.hardwareIds.includes(hardwareId);
+      return !isMaster && !isSlave;
+    });
+
+    await support.save();
+    return reply.send({ message: "Issue moved to category successfully" });
   } catch (err) {
     console.error("Error moving issue:", err);
     return reply.code(500).send({ error: "Internal Server Error" });
@@ -9211,6 +9220,7 @@ exports.moveIssueToCategory = async (req, reply) => {
 };
 
 
+
 // exports.particularCategory = async (req, reply) => {
 //   try {
 //     const { supportId, category } = req.params;