diff --git a/src/controllers/tankersController.js b/src/controllers/tankersController.js
index c1805d96..20250f01 100644
--- a/src/controllers/tankersController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/tankersController.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ console.log(req.params);
       customerId:customerId,
       tankerName: req.body.tankerName,
       phoneNumber: req.body.phoneNumber,
+      alternative_phoneNumber: req.body.alternative_phoneNumber,
       typeofwater: req.body.typeofwater,
       capacity: req.body.capacity,
     };
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ console.log(req.params);
       console.log("thsi true url string");
       tankers.tankerName = usertobeInserted.tankerName;
       tankers.phoneNumber = usertobeInserted.phoneNumber;
+      tankers.alternative_phoneNumber = usertobeInserted.alternative_phoneNumber;
       tankers.capacity = usertobeInserted.capacity;
       tankers.typeofwater = usertobeInserted.typeofwater;
       tankers.customerId = usertobeInserted.customerId;
diff --git a/src/models/tankers.js b/src/models/tankers.js
index 12e41449..2d57de7a 100644
--- a/src/models/tankers.js
+++ b/src/models/tankers.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const tankersSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     customerId: { type: String, default: null },
     tankerName: { type: String, default: null },
     phoneNumber: { type: String, default: null },
+    alternative_phoneNumber: { type: String, default: null },
     typeofwater: [{ typeofwater: String}],
     capacity: [{ capacity: String}],
 
diff --git a/src/routes/tankersRoute.js b/src/routes/tankersRoute.js
index 3a2a406c..952256f5 100644
--- a/src/routes/tankersRoute.js
+++ b/src/routes/tankersRoute.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
             properties: {
                 tankerName: { type: "string" },
                 phoneNumber: { type: "string"},
+                alternative_phoneNumber: { type: "string"},
                 typeofwater: {
                  type: "array",
                   maxItems: 2500,