diff --git a/src/controllers/createConnectionController.js b/src/controllers/createConnectionController.js
index 0358b71e..467d27b4 100644
--- a/src/controllers/createConnectionController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/createConnectionController.js
@@ -98,8 +98,31 @@ exports.updateconnectionInfo = async (req, reply) => {
     const updateData = req.body;
     
     tankInfo.connections.source = tankInfo.tankName;
-    if (updateData.inputConnections) tankInfo.connections.inputConnections = updateData.inputConnections;
-    if (updateData.outputConnections) tankInfo.connections.outputConnections = updateData.outputConnections;    
+    // if (updateData.inputConnections) tankInfo.connections.inputConnections = updateData.inputConnections;
+    // if (updateData.outputConnections) tankInfo.connections.outputConnections = updateData.outputConnections;    
+    // Update the tank's input connections if provided
+    if (updateData.inputConnections) {
+      tankInfo.connections.inputConnections = updateData.inputConnections.map(connection => {
+          return {
+              inputConnections: connection.inputConnections,
+              input_type: connection.input_type,
+              motor_status: connection.motor_status || "0",
+              inputismotor: connection.inputismotor || false // default to false if not specified
+          };
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Update the tank's output connections if provided
+    if (updateData.outputConnections) {
+      tankInfo.connections.outputConnections = updateData.outputConnections.map(connection => {
+          return {
+              outputConnections: connection.outputConnections,
+              output_type: connection.output_type,
+              outputismotor: connection.outputismotor || false // default to false if not specified
+          };
+      });
+    }
+
     const tank_connections = await tankInfo.save();
     return tank_connections;
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/src/routes/createConnectionsRoute.js b/src/routes/createConnectionsRoute.js
index ccbc4cc1..c5a13f4a 100644
--- a/src/routes/createConnectionsRoute.js
+++ b/src/routes/createConnectionsRoute.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
                           properties: {
                               inputConnections: { type: "string", default: null },
                               input_type: { type: "string", default: null },
-                              inputismotor: { type: "boolean", default: true },
+                              inputismotor: { type: "boolean", default: false },
                           },
                       },
                   },
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
                           properties: {
                               outputConnections: { type: "string", default: null },
                               output_type: { type: "string", default: null },
-                              outputismotor: { type: "boolean", default: true },
+                              outputismotor: { type: "boolean", default: false },
                           },
                       },
                   },
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
                         properties: {
                             inputConnections: { type: "string", default: null },
                             type: { type: "string", default: null },
+                            inputismotor: { type: "boolean", default: false },
                         },
                     },
                 },
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
                         properties: {
                             outputConnections: { type: "string", default: null },
                             type: { type: "string", default: null },
+                            outputismotor: { type: "boolean", default: false },
                         },
                     },
                 },