From 4c17e1b2690c07623dd5d4e4b64fbf73963e8476 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: paritosh18 <chudasamaparitosh@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:37:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Return initial step for non-existent host records instead of
 throwing an error

---
 src/modules/host/services/host.service.ts | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/modules/host/services/host.service.ts b/src/modules/host/services/host.service.ts
index b6b5682..e2e2097 100644
--- a/src/modules/host/services/host.service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/host/services/host.service.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ export class HostService {
     });
 
     if (!host) {
-      throw new ApiError(404, 'Host record not found.');
+      // If host record doesn't exist yet, return stepper 1 (NOT_SUBMITTED)
+      // so callers (like the stepper endpoint) can show initial step.
+      return { stepper: STEPPER.NOT_SUBMITTED } as any;
     }
 
     return host;