diff --git a/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js b/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js
index 447acb46260c47367efe19922c73ec5ef2de8650..735587686d87210627bd0ead44b542f937285a75 100644
--- a/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js
+++ b/backend-services/user-service/controllers/appController.js
@@ -177,9 +177,13 @@ export async function updateUser(req,res){
 
             // update the data
             UserModel.updateOne({ _id : userId }, body, function(err, data){
+              try{
                 if(err) throw err;
-
                 return res.status(201).send({ msg : "Record Updated...!"});
+              } catch (error) {
+                return res.status(401).send({ error });
+              }
+                
             })
 
         }else{
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ export async function updateUser(req,res){
         }
 
     } catch (error) {
-        return res.status(401).send({ error });
+      return res.status(401).send({ error });
     }
 }