diff --git a/www-api/app/Config/Boot/development.php b/www-api/app/Config/Boot/development.php
index 56246243..5aceb48a 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Config/Boot/development.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Config/Boot/development.php
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ defined('CI_DEBUG') || define('CI_DEBUG', true);
 
 define('ENV_ID', 'DEVLP20233103-A3');
 define('HOME_PAGE_BACKGROUND',  'api_bk.jpg');
-define('CACHE_DOMAIN',          'wrench.dev');
\ No newline at end of file
+define('CACHE_DOMAIN',          'wrench.dev');
+
+define('WRENCHBOARD_UPLOAD_PATH',   '/opt/wrenchboard/TEST/');
diff --git a/www-api/app/Config/Boot/production.php b/www-api/app/Config/Boot/production.php
index 771bb4f1..af2661a0 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Config/Boot/production.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Config/Boot/production.php
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ defined('CI_DEBUG') || define('CI_DEBUG', false);
 
 define('ENV_ID', 'PRAODUCTIONG20233103-A3');
 define('HOME_PAGE_BACKGROUND',  'api_bk.jpg');
-define('CACHE_DOMAIN',          'wrench.prod');
\ No newline at end of file
+define('CACHE_DOMAIN',          'wrench.prod');
+
+define('WRENCHBOARD_UPLOAD_PATH',    '/opt/wrenchboard/LIVE/');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/www-api/app/Config/Boot/testing.php b/www-api/app/Config/Boot/testing.php
index 6e74906d..669d3cad 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Config/Boot/testing.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Config/Boot/testing.php
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ defined('CI_DEBUG') || define('CI_DEBUG', true);
 
 define('ENV_ID', 'TESTING20233103-A3');
 define('HOME_PAGE_BACKGROUND',  'api_bk.jpg');
-define('CACHE_DOMAIN',          'wrench.test');
\ No newline at end of file
+define('CACHE_DOMAIN',          'wrench.test');
+
+define('WRENCHBOARD_UPLOAD_PATH',    '/opt/wrenchboard/TEST/');
diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
index b669c169..59dc8d21 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
@@ -473,9 +473,9 @@ class WrenchApi extends BaseController
                 $raw_json = file_get_contents('php://input');
                 $raw_array = json_decode($raw_json, true);
                 $raw_array["call_backend"] = $call_backend;
-                $ll = ( new \App\Models\UploadManager() )->reciveUpload($raw_array, $local_out);
-                $call_backend = $local_out["call_backend"];
-                $raw_array["message"] =  $local_out["message"];
+                $out = ( new \App\Models\UploadManager() )->reciveUpload($raw_array, $local_out);
+                $call_backend = $out["call_backend"];
+                $raw_array["message"] =  $out["message"];
             }
             if (isset($_FILES) && is_array($_FILES) && count($_FILES)>0)    {
                 $raw_array = array_merge($_POST,$_FILES);
diff --git a/www-api/app/Models/UploadManager.php b/www-api/app/Models/UploadManager.php
index 8bafa93a..f1d537cc 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Models/UploadManager.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Models/UploadManager.php
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ use CodeIgniter\Model;
 
 class UploadManager extends Model
 {
-
-    public $savePath ="/opt/wrenchboard/TEST/";
+    public $savePath = WRENCHBOARD_UPLOAD_PATH; //"/opt/wrenchboard/TEST/";
     public function reciveUpload($in,$out){
 
         $action = $in["action"];
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ class UploadManager extends Model
         }
 
 
-        return 0;
+        return $out;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/www-api/public/svs/user/UploadManager.php b/www-api/public/svs/user/UploadManager.php
index ce74cff8..2f215601 100644
--- a/www-api/public/svs/user/UploadManager.php
+++ b/www-api/public/svs/user/UploadManager.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
 
-function reciveUpload($in,$out){
-    $savePath ="/opt/wrenchboard/TEST/";
+function reciveUpload($in, $out){
+    $savePath = WRENCHBOARD_UPLOAD_PATH; //"/opt/wrenchboard/TEST/";
     $action = $in["action"];
 
 
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ function reciveUpload($in,$out){
 
         case WRENCHBOARD_CONTRACT_MESSAGE:
             // MAKE SURE FOLDER AS PER PROECESS IS AVILABLE
+            $out["call_backend"] = false; // flag ready to save data entry
             $thisContactFolder = $savePath.'CONTRACTS/'.$in["contract"];
             if (!file_exists($thisContactFolder)) {
                 mkdir($thisContactFolder, 0777, true);
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ function reciveUpload($in,$out){
     }
 
 
-    return 0;
+    return $out;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/www-api/public/svs/user/userve.php b/www-api/public/svs/user/userve.php
index efee3095..0aa98cf0 100755
--- a/www-api/public/svs/user/userve.php
+++ b/www-api/public/svs/user/userve.php
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
     if ( $endpoint == 'uploads'){
         $local_out=["test_msg"=>'Yes the upload endpoint was hit******** 777'];
         $call_backend = false; // will be decided after file is saved
-
+        //$out=[];
         $in = flatten(json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true));
         //$in = json_decode($raw_json, true);
         $in["call_backend"] = $call_backend;
-        $ll = reciveUpload($in, $local_out);
-        $call_backend = $local_out["call_backend"];
-        $in["message"] =  $local_out["message"];
+        $out = reciveUpload($in, $local_out);
+        $call_backend = $out["call_backend"];
+        $in["message"] =  $out["message"];
 
     }
     else{