diff --git a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
index 6f8f0a81..1040c97e 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
@@ -4803,7 +4803,14 @@ class EmployeeRestController extends AdminController
                 $data = $this->getDataFromHrFileUploadTable($search_data);
                 $table = "hr_file_upload";
             }else{
-                $client_data = $this->clientModel->where('MD5(id)', $search_data['client_id'])->first();
+
+                if (is_string($search_data['client_id']) && preg_match('/^[a-f0-9]{32}$/i', $search_data['client_id'])) {
+                    $client_data = $this->clientModel->where('MD5(id)',  $search_data['client_id'])->first();
+                    $search_data['client_id'] = $client_data['id'];
+                } else {
+                    $client_data = $this->clientModel->where('id',  $search_data['client_id'])->first();
+                }
+
                 if($client_data['hr_file_processed_by'] == 1){
                     $data = $this->getDataFromHrFilesTable($search_data);
                     $table = "files";