diff --git a/packages/api/routes/contacts.ts b/packages/api/routes/contacts.ts
index 60c7063..2f1336d 100644
--- a/packages/api/routes/contacts.ts
+++ b/packages/api/routes/contacts.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async function addContact(req: Request, res: Response) {
 
     insertResult
       ? res.status(200).send(newRelationship)
-      : res.status(500).send("Failed to create account, already exists");
+      : res.status(500).send("Failed to create relationship, already exists");
 
     return;
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
index ce46ea2..3f9b853 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/controller/index.tsx
@@ -52,8 +52,11 @@ const sendContactRequest = async (
   idToken: string,
   otherUserGoogleId: string
 ) => {
+  console.log(idToken);
+
   const response = await axios.post(
     localHost + `/contacts/${otherUserGoogleId}`,
+    null,
     {
       headers: { Authorization: idToken },
     }
@@ -103,13 +106,6 @@ export function useConversationDetails(otherUserGoogleId: string) {
 }
 
 // =========== MUTATIONS
-export function useCreateUser() {
-  return useMutation(nirvanaApi.user.createUser, {
-    onSettled: (data, error) => {
-      return queryClient.invalidateQueries(Querytypes.GET_USER_DETAILS);
-    },
-  });
-}
 
 export function useSendContactRequest() {
   const authTokens = useRecoilValue($authTokens);
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/pages/Login/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/pages/Login/index.tsx
index 9923e1e..24d8ba3 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/pages/Login/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/pages/Login/index.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import { useRecoilState, useSetRecoilState } from "recoil";
 import { CircularProgress } from "@mui/material";
 import { FcGoogle } from "react-icons/fc";
 import Logo from "../../components/Logo";
-import { nirvanaApi } from "../../controller/nirvanaApi";
-import { useCreateUser } from "../../controller/index";
 
 export default function Login({ onReady }: { onReady: Function }) {
   const setAuthTokens = useSetRecoilState($authTokens);