diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
index 114e3ada..f4d4e276 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchApi.php
@@ -505,9 +505,15 @@ class WrenchApi extends BaseController
                 'URI' => $uri,
             ]);
         }
+
+        //  echo "EXYTACT INPUT DATA HERE";
+        $raw_json = file_get_contents('php://input');
+        $raw_array = json_decode($raw_json, true);
+
         $local_out =[];
-        if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
+        if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {  // if upload lets modify all the data
             if ( $endpoint == 'uploads'){
+                log_message('critical', "ENDPOINT TESTING UPLOAD-> ".$endpoint );
                 $local_out=["test_msg"=>'Yes the upload endpoint was hit********'];
                 $call_backend = false; // will be decided after file is saved
                 //$fl_in=[];
@@ -524,10 +530,6 @@ class WrenchApi extends BaseController
             }
         }
 
-        //  echo "EXYTACT INPUT DATA HERE";
-        $raw_json = file_get_contents('php://input');
-        $raw_array = json_decode($raw_json, true);
-
         if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'GET') {
             log_message('critical', "Enpoint LOC2 HERE -> ".$endpoint );
             $get_param = $_GET['reqData'] ?? null;