diff --git a/client/src/pages/FroshRetreat/FroshRetreat.jsx b/client/src/pages/FroshRetreat/FroshRetreat.jsx
index 0450ea2a..c5104784 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/FroshRetreat/FroshRetreat.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/FroshRetreat/FroshRetreat.jsx
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ export const FroshRetreat = () => {
     remainingTicketsSetter();
   }, []);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isRegistered) {
-      navigate('/profile');
-    }
-  }, [isRegistered]);
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   if (!isRegistered) {
+  //     navigate('/profile');
+  //   }
+  // }, [isRegistered]);
 
   return (
     <div className="frosh-retreat-page">
diff --git a/server/src/controllers/PaymentController.js b/server/src/controllers/PaymentController.js
index 661111db..3fc92bba 100644
--- a/server/src/controllers/PaymentController.js
+++ b/server/src/controllers/PaymentController.js
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ const PaymentController = {
           'retreat',
         );
 
-        const frosh = await FroshServices.addRetreatPayment(user, payment_intent);
-        if (!frosh) {
+        const updatedUser = await FroshServices.addRetreatPayment(user, payment_intent);
+        if (!updatedUser) {
           res.status(400).send({ message: 'Something went wrong!' });
         }
         res.status(200).send({ url });
diff --git a/server/src/routes/paymentRoutes.js b/server/src/routes/paymentRoutes.js
index bf0fb26e..b82cfb97 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/paymentRoutes.js
+++ b/server/src/routes/paymentRoutes.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
   '/frosh-retreat-payment',
   checkLoggedIn,
-  checkUserType('frosh'),
+  // checkUserType('frosh'),
   PaymentController.froshRetreatPayment,
 );
 
diff --git a/server/src/services/FroshServices.js b/server/src/services/FroshServices.js
index 26451f8e..ce32c20b 100644
--- a/server/src/services/FroshServices.js
+++ b/server/src/services/FroshServices.js
@@ -65,23 +65,46 @@ const FroshServices = {
    * @returns {User} updated user
    */
   async addRetreatPayment(user, paymentIntent) {
-    return FroshModel.findByIdAndUpdate(user.id, {
-      $push: {
-        payments: [
-          {
-            item: 'Retreat Ticket',
-            paymentIntent: paymentIntent.toString(),
-            amountDue: 9500,
-          },
-        ],
-      },
-    }).then(
-      (frosh) => frosh,
-      (error) => {
-        throw new Error('UNABLE_TO_ADD_PAYMENT', { cause: error });
-      },
-    );
+    try {
+      const updatedUser = await UserModel.findByIdAndUpdate(user.id, {
+        $push: {
+          payments: [
+            {
+              item: 'Retreat Ticket',
+              paymentIntent: paymentIntent.toString(),
+              amountDue: 9500,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      }, { new: true});
+
+      if (!updatedUser){
+        throw new Error('user not found');
+      }
+
+      return updatedUser;
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error('UNABLE_TO_ADD_PAYMENT', { cause: error });
+    }
   },
+  //   return FroshModel.findByIdAndUpdate(user.id, {
+  //     $push: {
+  //       payments: [
+  //         {
+  //           item: 'Retreat Ticket',
+  //           paymentIntent: paymentIntent.toString(),
+  //           amountDue: 9500,
+  //         },
+  //       ],
+  //     },
+  //   }).then(
+  //     (frosh) => frosh,
+  //     (error) => {
+  //       throw new Error('UNABLE_TO_ADD_PAYMENT', { cause: error });
+  //     },
+  //   );
+  // },
 
   /**
    * @description Gets the frosh info from ID.