diff --git a/app/Controllers/Admin_controller.php b/app/Controllers/Admin_controller.php
index 842f775..534b064 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Admin_controller.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Admin_controller.php
@@ -283,6 +283,12 @@ class Admin_controller extends BaseController
 		if($this->request->getmethod() == 'post')
 
 		{
+			$check_if_email_exist =  $this->UserModel->where('email',$this->request->getVar('email'))->find();
+			if($check_if_email_exist)
+			{
+				return redirect()->to(base_url()."members_list");
+
+			}else{
 
 			$password = '';
 
@@ -315,7 +321,7 @@ class Admin_controller extends BaseController
 
 				}
 
-			
+		}
 
 		}else{
 
diff --git a/app/Controllers/Member_controller.php b/app/Controllers/Member_controller.php
index 7ee2b69..eb6a3fa 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Member_controller.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Member_controller.php
@@ -447,7 +447,12 @@ class Member_controller extends BaseController
 		if($this->request->getmethod() == 'post')
 
 		{
-		
+			$check_if_email_exist =  $this->MemberModel->where('email',$this->request->getVar('email'))->find();
+			if($check_if_email_exist)
+			{
+				return redirect()->to(base_url()."members_list");
+
+			}else{
 				//insert member details
 
 				$MemberData = $this->request->getVar();
@@ -474,7 +479,7 @@ class Member_controller extends BaseController
 
 				return redirect()->to(base_url()."members_list");
 
-			
+		}
 
 		}