diff --git a/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js b/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js
index 453fc713..5150fb19 100644
--- a/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js
+++ b/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js
@@ -4,51 +4,86 @@ const boom = require("boom");
 const fastify = require("fastify")({
   logger: true,
 });
+const moment = require('moment');
 
 
 
 
 // Handle friend request creation
+// exports.friendRequest = async (request, reply) => {
+//   try {
+//     // const { senderId, receiverId } = request.body;
+
+//     const customerId = request.body.customerId;
+//     const supplierId = request.body.supplierId;
+
+//     // Check if the sender and receiver exist in the database
+//     // const sender = await User.findById(senderId);
+//     // const receiver = await Supplier.findById(receiverId);
+//     // console.log("sender" , sender)
+//     // console.log("receiver" , receiver)
+
+//     const sender = await User.findOne({ customerId : customerId});
+//     const receiver = await Supplier.findOne({ supplierId : supplierId});
+//     console.log("sender" , sender.customerId)
+//     console.log("receiver" , receiver.supplierId)
+
+//     if (!sender || !receiver) {
+//       throw new Error('Sender or receiver not found');
+//     }
+
+//     // Check if a friend request already exists between the two users
+//     // const existingRequest = await FriendRequest.findOne({ sender: senderId, receiver: receiverId });
+//     const existingRequest = await FriendRequest.findOne({ customerId: sender.customerId, supplierId: receiver.supplierId});
+
+//     console.log(existingRequest, " .. exist")
+
+//     if (existingRequest) {
+//       throw new Error('Friend request already sent');
+//     }
+//     const friendRequest = new FriendRequest({ customerId: sender.customerId, supplierId: receiver.supplierId});
+//     // // Create a new friend request
+//     // const friendRequest = new FriendRequest({
+//     //   sender: senderId,
+//     //   receiver: receiverId
+//     // });
+
+//     await friendRequest.save();
+//     console.log("friendRequest", friendRequest)
+
+//     reply.send({ timestamp: friendRequest.timestamp, message: 'Friend request sent' });
+//   } catch (err) {
+//     reply.status(400).send({ error: err.message });
+//   }
+// };
+
 exports.friendRequest = async (request, reply) => {
   try {
-    // const { senderId, receiverId } = request.body;
-
     const customerId = request.body.customerId;
     const supplierId = request.body.supplierId;
 
-    // Check if the sender and receiver exist in the database
-    // const sender = await User.findById(senderId);
-    // const receiver = await Supplier.findById(receiverId);
-    // console.log("sender" , sender)
-    // console.log("receiver" , receiver)
-
-    const sender = await User.findOne({ customerId : customerId});
-    const receiver = await Supplier.findOne({ supplierId : supplierId});
-    console.log("sender" , sender.customerId)
-    console.log("receiver" , receiver.supplierId)
+    const sender = await User.findOne({ customerId: customerId });
+    const receiver = await Supplier.findOne({ supplierId: supplierId });
 
     if (!sender || !receiver) {
       throw new Error('Sender or receiver not found');
     }
 
-    // Check if a friend request already exists between the two users
-    // const existingRequest = await FriendRequest.findOne({ sender: senderId, receiver: receiverId });
     const existingRequest = await FriendRequest.findOne({ customerId: sender.customerId, supplierId: receiver.supplierId});
 
-    console.log(existingRequest, " .. exist")
-
     if (existingRequest) {
       throw new Error('Friend request already sent');
     }
-    const friendRequest = new FriendRequest({ customerId: sender.customerId, supplierId: receiver.supplierId});
-    // // Create a new friend request
-    // const friendRequest = new FriendRequest({
-    //   sender: senderId,
-    //   receiver: receiverId
-    // });
+
+    const timestamp = moment().format('MM/DD/YYYY, hh:mm:ss A');
+
+    const friendRequest = new FriendRequest({
+      customerId: sender.customerId,
+      supplierId: receiver.supplierId,
+      timestamp: timestamp
+    });
 
     await friendRequest.save();
-    console.log("friendRequest", friendRequest)
 
     reply.send({ timestamp: friendRequest.timestamp, message: 'Friend request sent' });
   } catch (err) {
@@ -56,6 +91,7 @@ exports.friendRequest = async (request, reply) => {
   }
 };
 
+
 // Handle friend request acceptance
 exports.friendRequestAccept =  async (request, reply) => {
   try {
diff --git a/src/models/tanks.js b/src/models/tanks.js
index e03f994b..d27b4777 100644
--- a/src/models/tanks.js
+++ b/src/models/tanks.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const ObjectId = Schema.Types.ObjectId;
 const code = Math.floor(100000 + Math.random() * 900000);
 const RoleSchema = new Schema({ name: String });
 const tanksSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
-    hardwareId: { type: String, unique: true },
+    hardwareId: { type: String },
     customerId: { type: String, default: null },
     tankName: { type: String, default: null },
     blockName: { type: String, default: null },