diff --git a/src/components/AuthPages/SignUp/index.jsx b/src/components/AuthPages/SignUp/index.jsx
index 3e4e423..79b2303 100644
--- a/src/components/AuthPages/SignUp/index.jsx
+++ b/src/components/AuthPages/SignUp/index.jsx
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@ export default function SignUp() {
         const { signup_country } = await res.data;
         // setCountries(signup_country);
         if(country){ // IF LINK/PATHNAME HAS CNT QUERY VALUE
-          let cnt = signup_country.filter(item => item[0]==country)
-          return setCountries({loading: false, data: cnt.length ? signup_country.filter(item => item[0]==country) : signup_country});
+          let cnt = signup_country.filter(item => item[0]==country) // test to see country passed in query param exist from list of countries supplied by API
+          if(!cnt.length){ // IF CNT EMPTY, SET FORMDATA COUNTRY BACK TO EMPTY STRING: RE: THIS IS BCOS WE INITAIL SET COUNTRY VALUE IN FORMDATA, IF COUNTRY PARAM IS PRESENT IN LINK
+            setFormData(prev => ({...prev, country: ''}))
+            return setCountries({loading: false, data: signup_country});
+          }
+          return setCountries({loading: false, data: cnt});
         }
         setCountries({loading: false, data:signup_country});
       } else if (res.data.result !== 100) {
@@ -180,6 +184,7 @@ export default function SignUp() {
                   name="country"
                   value={formData.country}
                   inputHandler={handleInputChange}
+                  disable={country && countries?.data?.length <= 1 ? true : false}
                 />
                 <div className="input-fl-name mb-5 sm:flex w-full sm:space-x-6 ">
                   <div className="input-item sm:w-1/2 w-full mb-5 sm:mb-0">
@@ -314,6 +319,7 @@ export default function SignUp() {
                 <div className="signin-area mb-1">
                   <div className="flex justify-center">
                     <button
+                      disabled={countries.loading}
                       type="button"
                       onClick={handleSignUp}
                       className={`rounded-[0.475rem] mb-6 text-white flex justify-center bg-[#4687ba] hover:bg-[#009ef7] transition-all duration-300 items-center h-[42px] py-[0.8875rem] px-[1.81rem] text-[14.95px] btn-login`}
@@ -341,6 +347,7 @@ const SelectOption = ({
   inputHandler,
   value,
   data, // passing the data from parent
+  disable
 }) => {
   return (
     <div className="input-com mb-7">
@@ -354,6 +361,7 @@ const SelectOption = ({
       </div>
       <div>
         <select
+        disabled={disable}
           name={name}
           id={name}
           className="input-wrapper border border-[#f5f8fa] dark:border-[#5e6278] w-full rounded-full h-[42px] overflow-hidden relative font-medium leading-6 bg-clip-padding text-[#5e6278] dark:text-gray-100 bg-[#f5f8fa] dark:bg-[#5e6278] text-base focus-visible:border-transparent focus-visible:outline-0 focus-visible:ring-transparent "