diff --git a/mongoDB.js b/mongoDB.js
index 98e5f33..16adc0a 100644
--- a/mongoDB.js
+++ b/mongoDB.js
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ const getDB = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 
         let usernamesCache = {}
         DB.getUsernameByIdCache = async (userid)=>{
+            if(!userid) return {};
             if(usernamesCache[userid]) return usernamesCache[userid];
             const _id = new mongo.ObjectID(userid);
             let user = await DB.usersCol.findOne({ _id });
+            if(!user) return '';
             usernamesCache[userid] = user.username;
             return usernamesCache[userid];
         }
diff --git a/routes/payments.js b/routes/payments.js
index b8f8cee..504c85a 100644
--- a/routes/payments.js
+++ b/routes/payments.js
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ DB.getDB.then((DB) => {
     
 
     router.post("/create-payment-intent", async (req, res) => {
-        const { items } = req.body;
-        console.log("payments", req.body)
+        const userid = req.body.userid;
+        const price = req.body.price || 500;
+        console.log(req.body)
 
         // Create a PaymentIntent with the order amount and currency
         const paymentIntent = await stripe.paymentIntents.create({
-            amount: 500,
+            amount: price,
             currency: "usd",
             payment_method_types: [
                 "card",
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ DB.getDB.then((DB) => {
 
         res.send({
             clientSecret: paymentIntent.client_secret,
-            email: await DB.getUsernameByIdCache(req.body.userid)
+            email: await DB.getUsernameByIdCache(req.body.userid),
+            price
         });
     });