diff --git a/app/Filters/CloseDbConnection.php b/app/Filters/CloseDbConnection.php
index ad49eb86..0ce482c9 100755
--- a/app/Filters/CloseDbConnection.php
+++ b/app/Filters/CloseDbConnection.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class CloseDbConnection implements FilterInterface
         // Get all database configurations
         $db = \Config\Database::connect();
         $log = \Config\Services::mylogger();
-         $log->logme('error','CloseDbConnections....!');
+         // $log->logme('error','CloseDbConnections....!');
         $db->close();
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/EmployeeModel.php b/app/Models/EmployeeModel.php
index e64a4d63..a5f36f5d 100755
--- a/app/Models/EmployeeModel.php
+++ b/app/Models/EmployeeModel.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class EmployeeModel extends Model
     // for EMP rest API process do not change
     public function checkExistingEmployee($arr,$client_branch_id)
     {   
-           return $this->where('emp_code',$arr['emp_code'])->where('name',$arr['name'])->where('client_id', $arr['client_id'])->where('client_branch_id', $client_branch_id)->first();
+           return $this->where('emp_code',$arr['emp_code'])->where('name',$arr['name'])->where('client_id', $arr['client_id'])->where('client_branch_id', $client_branch_id)->where('emp_status !=', 'truncated')->first();
     }