diff --git a/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js b/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js
index 3c09331b..7010ae93 100644
--- a/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js
+++ b/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ exports.friendRequest = async (request, reply) => {
     const { senderId, receiverId } = request.body;
 
     // 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(senderId);
+    const receiver = await Supplier.findOne(receiverId);
+    console.log("sender" , sender.customerId)
+    console.log("receiver" , receiver.supplierId)
 
 
     if (!sender || !receiver) {
@@ -25,22 +25,21 @@ exports.friendRequest = async (request, reply) => {
     }
 
     // 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');
     }
 
     // Create a new friend request
-    const friendRequest = new FriendRequest({
-      sender: senderId,
-      receiver: receiverId
-    });
+    const friendRequest = new FriendRequest({ customerId: sender.customerId, supplierId: receiver.supplierId});
 
     await friendRequest.save();
     console.log("friendRequest", friendRequest)
 
-    reply.send({ message: 'Friend request sent' });
+     reply.send({ message: 'Friend request sent' });
   } catch (err) {
     reply.status(400).send({ error: err.message });
   }
@@ -49,10 +48,10 @@ exports.friendRequest = async (request, reply) => {
 // Handle friend request acceptance
 exports.friendRequestAccept =  async (request, reply) => {
   try {
-    const {friendRequestId} = request.body;
+    const {supplierId} = request.body;
 
     // Update the friend request status to 'accepted'
-    const friendRequest = await FriendRequest.findByIdAndUpdate(friendRequestId, { status: 'accepted' });
+    const friendRequest = await FriendRequest.findOneAndUpdate({supplierId}, { status: 'accepted' });
     console.log("friendRequest....---", friendRequest)
 
 
@@ -70,10 +69,10 @@ exports.friendRequestAccept =  async (request, reply) => {
 // Handle friend request rejection
 exports.friendRequestReject =  async (request, reply) => {
   try {
-    const {friendRequestId} = request.body;
+    const {supplierId} = request.body;
 
-    // Update the friend request status to 'rejected'
-    const friendRequest = await FriendRequest.findByIdAndUpdate(friendRequestId, { status: 'rejected' });
+    // Update the friend request status to 'reject'
+    const friendRequest = await FriendRequest.findOneAndUpdate({supplierId}, { status: 'rejected' });
     console.log("friendRequest....---", friendRequest)
 
 
diff --git a/src/models/supplier.js b/src/models/supplier.js
index f2c270b5..a81210e4 100644
--- a/src/models/supplier.js
+++ b/src/models/supplier.js
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ const supplierSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
   // })
 
   const friendRequestSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
-    sender: { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'user' },
-    receiver: { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'supplier' },
+    customerId: { type: String, default: null },
+    supplierId: { type: String, default: null },
     status: { type: String, default: "pending" },
     timestamp: { type: Date, default: Date.now }
   });
diff --git a/src/routes/friendRequestRoute.js b/src/routes/friendRequestRoute.js
index b92a2455..65a873f2 100644
--- a/src/routes/friendRequestRoute.js
+++ b/src/routes/friendRequestRoute.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
             type: "object",
             //required: ["customerId"],
             properties: {
-              senderId: { type: "string" },
-              receiverId : { type : "string"}
+              customerId: { type: "string" },
+              supplierId : { type : "string"}
             },
           },
           security: [
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
         body: {
           type: "object",
           properties: {
-            friendRequestId: { type: "string" },
+            supplierId: { type: "string" },
             
           },
         },
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
         body: {
           type: "object",
           properties: {
-            friendRequestId: { type: "string" },
+            supplierId: { type: "string" },
             
           },
         },
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
         },
         handler: validationHandler.friendRequestReject
       });
+
+  
     
   next();
 }