diff --git a/src/controllers/tankersController.js b/src/controllers/tankersController.js
index a1cf5b7e..971fae18 100644
--- a/src/controllers/tankersController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/tankersController.js
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ exports.tankerBooking = async (req, reply) => {
     const count = bookingCount.toString().padStart(4, '0')
     const bookingId = `ARM${year}${month}${day}${count}`
     bookingCount = (bookingCount + 1) % 100;
+    var booking_id = await Tankerbooking.findOne({ bookingid: bookingId})
+    if(booking_id){
+      throw new Error('booking_id already exists');
+              }
+    else {
    
     bookingsData = {
       bookingid : bookingId,
@@ -116,7 +121,6 @@ exports.tankerBooking = async (req, reply) => {
       capacity: req.body.capacity,
       address: req.body.address,
       dateTime: req.body.dateTime,
-      amount :req.body.amount
 
     };
  
@@ -131,10 +135,10 @@ exports.tankerBooking = async (req, reply) => {
       tankersBookingData.typeofwater = usertobeInserted.typeofwater;
       tankersBookingData.address = usertobeInserted.address;
       tankersBookingData.dateTime = usertobeInserted.dateTime;
-      
-
+    
 
     }
+  }
   
     const booking_data = await tankersBookingData.save();