diff --git a/src/api/sales.js b/src/api/sales.js
index 65dd7ec..8ffa0b9 100644
--- a/src/api/sales.js
+++ b/src/api/sales.js
@@ -27,18 +27,28 @@ export const salesAPI = {
     }
   },
 
+  // In api/sales.js - createSale function
+  // Remove total from the items when sending to the API
   createSale: async (saleData) => {
     try {
+      // Remove total from items if present
+      const sanitizedSaleData = {
+        ...saleData,
+        items: saleData.items.map(item => {
+          const { total, ...itemWithoutTotal } = item;
+          return itemWithoutTotal;
+        })
+      };
+
       const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/create-sale`, {
         method: "POST",
         headers: {
           "Content-Type": "application/json",
         },
-        body: JSON.stringify(saleData),
+        body: JSON.stringify(sanitizedSaleData),
       });
 
       if (!response.ok) {
-        // Extract error message from response
         const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
         throw new Error(
           errorData.error || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`
diff --git a/src/components/InventoryModal.jsx b/src/components/InventoryModal.jsx
index 192b988..6e1b1c8 100644
--- a/src/components/InventoryModal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/InventoryModal.jsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const InventoryModal = ({ product, action, onClose, onInventoryUpdated }) => {
                 alert("Stock level cannot be negative");
                 valid = false;
             }
+
         }
 
         if (!valid) return;
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ const InventoryModal = ({ product, action, onClose, onInventoryUpdated }) => {
                 product_id: product.product_id,
                 user_id: user.user_id || user.id,
                 action,
-                quantity: change,   // always relative change
+                quantity: action === 'adjust' ? qty : change,  // always relative change
                 remarks
             });
 
@@ -236,5 +237,4 @@ const InventoryModal = ({ product, action, onClose, onInventoryUpdated }) => {
     );
 };
 
-
-export default InventoryModal;
+export default InventoryModal;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hooks/useInventory.js b/src/hooks/useInventory.js
index f934484..eb68870 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useInventory.js
+++ b/src/hooks/useInventory.js
@@ -30,24 +30,23 @@ export const useInventory = (initialProductId = null) => {
 
         const user_id = user.user_id ?? user.id;
 
-        if (!product_id || !action || !quantity || !user_id) {
+        if (!product_id || !action || quantity === undefined || !user_id) {
             throw new Error("Missing required fields for inventory log");
         }
 
-        // Only positive quantities sent; API handles remove/add
-        const normalizedQuantity = Math.abs(quantity);
+        // For 'adjust', send the quantity exactly
+        const payload = {
+            product_id,
+            user_id,
+            action,
+            quantity: action === "adjust" ? quantity : Math.abs(quantity),
+            remarks
+        };
 
-        try {
-            const payload = { product_id, user_id, action, quantity: normalizedQuantity, remarks };
-            const created = await createInventoryLogAPI(payload);
+        const created = await createInventoryLogAPI(payload);
 
-            // update local logs cache
-            setLogs(prev => [created, ...prev]);
-            return created;
-        } catch (err) {
-            console.error("addLog error", err);
-            throw err;
-        }
+        setLogs(prev => [created, ...prev]);
+        return created;
     };