diff --git a/Marco.Pms.Services/Service/ExpensesService.cs b/Marco.Pms.Services/Service/ExpensesService.cs
index 71dfe33..9411443 100644
--- a/Marco.Pms.Services/Service/ExpensesService.cs
+++ b/Marco.Pms.Services/Service/ExpensesService.cs
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ namespace Marco.Pms.Services.Service
         public async Task<ApiResponse<object>> CreateExpenseAsync(CreateExpensesDto dto, Employee loggedInEmployee, Guid tenantId)
         {
             _logger.LogDebug("Starting CreateExpense for Project {ProjectId}", dto.ProjectId);
-            // The entire operation is wrapped in a transaction to ensure data consistency.
-            await using var transaction = await _context.Database.BeginTransactionAsync();
 
             try
             {
@@ -301,7 +299,7 @@ namespace Marco.Pms.Services.Service
                     .Include(s => s.Status)
                     .Include(s => s.NextStatus)
                     .AsNoTracking()
-                    .FirstOrDefaultAsync(es => es.StatusId == Draft && es.Status != null);
+                    .Where(es => es.StatusId == Draft && es.Status != null).ToListAsync();
                 });
 
 
@@ -329,11 +327,10 @@ namespace Marco.Pms.Services.Service
                 if (paidBy == null) validationErrors.Add("Paid by employee not found");
                 if (expenseType == null) validationErrors.Add("Expense Type not found.");
                 if (paymentMode == null) validationErrors.Add("Payment Mode not found.");
-                if (statusMapping == null) validationErrors.Add("Default status 'Draft' not found.");
+                if (!statusMapping.Any()) validationErrors.Add("Default status 'Draft' not found.");
 
                 if (validationErrors.Any())
                 {
-                    await transaction.RollbackAsync();
                     var errorMessage = string.Join(" ", validationErrors);
                     _logger.LogWarning("Expense creation failed due to validation errors: {ValidationErrors}", errorMessage);
                     return ApiResponse<object>.ErrorResponse("Invalid input data.", errorMessage, 400);
@@ -358,14 +355,13 @@ namespace Marco.Pms.Services.Service
                 // 5. Database Commit
                 await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
 
-                // 6. Transaction Commit
-                await transaction.CommitAsync();
-
+                var status = statusMapping.Select(sm => sm.Status).FirstOrDefault();
+                var nextStatus = statusMapping.Select(sm => sm.NextStatus).ToList();
                 var response = _mapper.Map<ExpenseList>(expense);
                 response.PaidBy = _mapper.Map<BasicEmployeeVM>(paidBy);
                 response.Project = _mapper.Map<ProjectInfoVM>(project);
-                response.Status = _mapper.Map<ExpensesStatusMasterVM>(statusMapping!.Status);
-                response.NextStatus = _mapper.Map<List<ExpensesStatusMasterVM>>(statusMapping!.NextStatus);
+                response.Status = _mapper.Map<ExpensesStatusMasterVM>(status);
+                response.NextStatus = _mapper.Map<List<ExpensesStatusMasterVM>>(nextStatus);
                 response.PaymentMode = _mapper.Map<PaymentModeMatserVM>(paymentMode);
                 response.ExpensesType = _mapper.Map<ExpensesTypeMasterVM>(expenseType);
 
@@ -374,7 +370,6 @@ namespace Marco.Pms.Services.Service
             }
             catch (ArgumentException ex) // Catches bad Base64 from attachment pre-validation
             {
-                await transaction.RollbackAsync();
                 _logger.LogError(ex, "Invalid argument during expense creation for project {ProjectId}.", dto.ProjectId);
                 return ApiResponse<object>.ErrorResponse("Invalid Request Data.", new
                 {
@@ -391,7 +386,6 @@ namespace Marco.Pms.Services.Service
             }
             catch (Exception ex) // General-purpose catch for unexpected errors (e.g., S3 or DB connection failure)
             {
-                await transaction.RollbackAsync();
                 _logger.LogError(ex, "An unhandled exception occurred while creating an expense for project {ProjectId}.", dto.ProjectId);
                 return ApiResponse<object>.ErrorResponse("An internal server error occurred.", new
                 {
diff --git a/Marco.Pms.Services/appsettings.Production.json b/Marco.Pms.Services/appsettings.Production.json
index 0abe3f1..f164fdf 100644
--- a/Marco.Pms.Services/appsettings.Production.json
+++ b/Marco.Pms.Services/appsettings.Production.json
@@ -1,46 +1,47 @@
 {
-    "Cors": {
-        "AllowedOrigins": "https://app.marcoaiot.com",
-        "AllowedMethods": "*",
-        "AllowedHeaders": "*"
-    },
-    "Environment": {
-        "Name": "Production",
-        "Title": ""
-    },
-    "ConnectionStrings": {
-        "DefaultConnectionString": "Server=147.93.98.152;User ID=devuser;Password=AppUser@123$;Database=MarcoBMS1"
-    },
-    "SmtpSettings": {
-        "SmtpServer": "smtp.gmail.com",
-        "Port": 587,
-        "SenderName": "MarcoAIOT",
-        "SenderEmail": "marcoioitsoft@gmail.com",
-        "Password": "qrtq wfuj hwpp fhqr"
-    },
-    "AppSettings": {
-        "WebFrontendUrl": "https://app.marcoaiot.com",
-        "ImagesBaseUrl": "https://app.marcoaiot.com"
-    },
-    "Jwt": {
-        "Issuer": "https://app.marcoaiot.com",
-        "Audience": "https://app.marcoaiot.com",
-        "Key": "sworffishhkjfa9dnfdndfu33infnajfj",
-        "ExpiresInMinutes": 60,
-        "RefreshTokenExpiresInDays": 7
-    },
-    "MailingList": {
-        "RequestDemoReceivers": "ashutosh.nehete@marcoaiot.com;vikas@marcoaiot.com;umesh@marcoait.com",
-        "ProjectStatisticsReceivers": "ashutosh.nehete@marcoaiot.com;vikas@marcoaiot.com;umesh@marcoait.com"
-    },
-    "AWS": {
-        "AccessKey": "AKIARZDBH3VDMSUUY2FX",
-        "SecretKey": "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",
-        "Region": "us-east-1",
-        "BucketName": "testenv-marco-pms-documents"
-    },
-    "MongoDB": {
-        "SerilogDatabaseUrl": "mongodb://localhost:27017/DotNetLogs",
-        "ConnectionString": "mongodb://localhost:27017/MarcoBMS_Caches"
-    }
+  "Cors": {
+    "AllowedOrigins": "https://app.marcoaiot.com",
+    "AllowedMethods": "*",
+    "AllowedHeaders": "*"
+  },
+  "Environment": {
+    "Name": "Production",
+    "Title": ""
+  },
+  "ConnectionStrings": {
+    "DefaultConnectionString": "Server=147.93.98.152;User ID=devuser;Password=AppUser@123$;Database=MarcoBMS1"
+  },
+  "SmtpSettings": {
+    "SmtpServer": "smtp.gmail.com",
+    "Port": 587,
+    "SenderName": "MarcoAIOT",
+    "SenderEmail": "marcoioitsoft@gmail.com",
+    "Password": "qrtq wfuj hwpp fhqr"
+  },
+  "AppSettings": {
+    "WebFrontendUrl": "https://app.marcoaiot.com",
+    "ImagesBaseUrl": "https://app.marcoaiot.com"
+  },
+  "Jwt": {
+    "Issuer": "https://app.marcoaiot.com",
+    "Audience": "https://app.marcoaiot.com",
+    "Key": "sworffishhkjfa9dnfdndfu33infnajfj",
+    "ExpiresInMinutes": 60,
+    "RefreshTokenExpiresInDays": 7
+  },
+  "MailingList": {
+    "RequestDemoReceivers": "ashutosh.nehete@marcoaiot.com;vikas@marcoaiot.com;umesh@marcoait.com",
+    "ProjectStatisticsReceivers": "ashutosh.nehete@marcoaiot.com;vikas@marcoaiot.com;umesh@marcoait.com"
+  },
+  "AWS": {
+    "AccessKey": "AKIARZDBH3VDMSUUY2FX",
+    "SecretKey": "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",
+    "Region": "us-east-1",
+    "BucketName": "testenv-marco-pms-documents"
+  },
+  "MongoDB": {
+    "SerilogDatabaseUrl": "mongodb://localhost:27017/DotNetLogs",
+    "ConnectionString": "mongodb://localhost:27017/MarcoBMS_Caches",
+    "ModificationConnectionString": "mongodb://localhost:27017/ModificationLog?authSource=admin&socketTimeoutMS=500&serverSelectionTimeoutMS=500&connectTimeoutMS=500"
+  }
 }
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