diff --git a/app/Controllers/Users.php b/app/Controllers/Users.php
index cca2665..43c93b5 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/Users.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Users.php
@@ -339,9 +339,8 @@ class Users extends BaseController
             'branch_id' => $this->request->getPost('branch'),
             'isactive' => 1 // Assuming this is a default value or handled separately
         ];
-        $user_id = $this->request->getPost('user_id');
-
-        if($user_id == 0){
+        $user_id = trim($this->request->getPost('user_id')); // get and trim
+        if (empty($user_id) || $user_id == 0) {
             // Hash the password
             $password = $this->request->getPost('password');
             $hashedPassword = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_DEFAULT); // Use PASSWORD_DEFAULT for bcrypt hashing
@@ -354,7 +353,7 @@ class Users extends BaseController
         // Get user_id from the form
 
         // Check if user_id is provided
-        if (!empty($user_id)) {
+        if (!empty($user_id) && $user_id != 0) {
             // Update existing user
             $UsersModel->update($user_id, $data);
         } else {