diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/APIs/RestaurantApi/RestAuthApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/APIs/RestaurantApi/RestAuthApiController.php
index 32ec481..3e40e96 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/APIs/RestaurantApi/RestAuthApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/APIs/RestaurantApi/RestAuthApiController.php
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ class RestAuthApiController extends Controller
                     'required',
                     'string',
                     'email',
-                    function ($attribute, $value, $fail) {
-                        $existingUser = IamPrincipal::where('email_address', $value)->where('principal_type_xid', 4)->whereNull('deleted_at')->exists();
-                        if (!$existingUser) {
-                            $fail('The selected email address is invalid.');
-                        }
-                    },
+                    // function ($attribute, $value, $fail) {
+                    //     $existingUser = IamPrincipal::where('email_address', $value)->where('principal_type_xid', 4)->whereNull('deleted_at')->exists();
+                    //     if (!$existingUser) {
+                    //         $fail('Entered e-mail address is not in our system.');
+                    //     }
+                    // },
                 ],
             ]);
 
@@ -246,7 +246,4 @@ class RestAuthApiController extends Controller
             return jsonResponseWithErrorMessage(__('error_message.something_went_wrong'), 500);
         }
     }
-
-
-
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/APIs/RestaurantService/RestAuthApiService.php b/app/Services/APIs/RestaurantService/RestAuthApiService.php
index dbef22b..c40a6e9 100644
--- a/app/Services/APIs/RestaurantService/RestAuthApiService.php
+++ b/app/Services/APIs/RestaurantService/RestAuthApiService.php
@@ -160,15 +160,19 @@ class RestAuthApiService
     {
         try {
             DB::beginTransaction();
+
             $user = IamPrincipal::where('email_address', $request->email_address)
                 ->where('principal_type_xid', 4)
                 ->whereNull('deleted_at')
-                ->first();
-            //use this for both customer and restaurant just change principal_type_xid 4
-            if ($user == null) {
-                Log::error('Email not exist');
-                return jsonResponseWithErrorMessageApi(__('auth.incorrect_email'), 403);
-            }
+                ->exists();
+
+
+                if (!$user) {
+                    return jsonResponseWithDataErrorMessageApi(__('EmailNotExist'), ('Entered e-mail address is not in our system. Register for an account here.'));
+
+                }
+
+
             // Define the generateOTP function
             $otp = $this->generateOTP();
 
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/auth.php b/resources/lang/en/auth.php
index 9b91dba..cd84533 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/auth.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/auth.php
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ return [
     'state_limit_reached' => 'You have reached the maximum limit for redeeming vouchers.',
     'restaurant_limit_reached' => 'You have reached the maximum limit for redeeming vouchers.',
     'email_already_used' => 'The email address is already in use.',
+    'invalid_mail' => 'Entered e-mail address is not in our system. Register for an account here.',
 
 
 ];