diff --git a/app/Controllers/RestAuthenticationController.php b/app/Controllers/RestAuthenticationController.php
index 50dbd80f..3f23f944 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/RestAuthenticationController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/RestAuthenticationController.php
@@ -944,6 +944,12 @@ class RestAuthenticationController extends AdminController
             $mpin = $this->request->getJSON()->new_mpin;
             $client_id = $this->request->getJSON()->client_id ?? null;
 
+            if($old_mpin == $mpin)
+            {
+                $result = ['mpin_verification' => false , 'message' => "New MPIN must be different from the old MPIN"];
+                return $this->respond(['status' => 'failed','code' => 404,'data' => $result],200);
+            }
+
             // if (isset($mobile_number)) 
             // {
             //     $employeeData = $this->employeeModel->where('mobile', $mobile_number)->where('mpin', $old_mpin)->where('relationship', 'self')->first();
@@ -1015,11 +1021,11 @@ class RestAuthenticationController extends AdminController
                
                
             } else {
-                $this->myLogger->logme("error", "REST-AUTH-CONTROLLER - updateMpin: Employee not found in the POST. Wrong MPIN");
+                $this->myLogger->logme("error", "REST-AUTH-CONTROLLER - updateMpin: Employee not found in the POST. Old MPIN is incorrect");
                 log_message('error', '  ');
                 log_message('error', ' ************************************* POST END **************************************** ');
                 log_message('error', '  ');
-                $result = ['mpin_verification' => false , 'message' => "Wrong Mpin"];
+                $result = ['mpin_verification' => false , 'message' => "Old MPIN is incorrect"];
                 return $this->respond(['status' => 'failed','code' => 404,'data' => $result],200);
 
             }