diff --git a/lib/view/finance/advance_payment_screen.dart b/lib/view/finance/advance_payment_screen.dart
index 7b84d0b..abff416 100644
--- a/lib/view/finance/advance_payment_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/view/finance/advance_payment_screen.dart
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ class _AdvancePaymentScreenState extends State<AdvancePaymentScreen>
       }
     });
 
-    _searchCtrl.addListener(() {
-      controller.searchQuery.value = _searchCtrl.text.trim();
     _searchCtrl.addListener(() {
       controller.searchQuery.value = _searchCtrl.text.trim();
     });
@@ -60,19 +58,25 @@ class _AdvancePaymentScreenState extends State<AdvancePaymentScreen>
             final bool isLandscape =
                 constraints.maxWidth > constraints.maxHeight;
 
-            return GestureDetector(
-              onTap: () => FocusScope.of(context).unfocus(),
-              child: RefreshIndicator(
-                onRefresh: () async {
-                  final emp = controller.selectedEmployee.value;
-                  if (emp != null) {
-                    await controller.fetchAdvancePayments(emp.id.toString());
+            return RefreshIndicator(
+              onRefresh: () async {
+                final emp = controller.selectedEmployee.value;
+                if (emp != null) {
+                  await controller.fetchAdvancePayments(emp.id.toString());
+                }
+              },
+              color: Colors.white,
+              backgroundColor: contentTheme.primary,
+              strokeWidth: 2.5,
+              displacement: 60,
+              child: GestureDetector(
+                behavior: HitTestBehavior.translucent,
+                onTap: () {
+                  FocusScopeNode currentFocus = FocusScope.of(context);
+                  if (!currentFocus.hasPrimaryFocus) {
+                    currentFocus.unfocus();
                   }
                 },
-                color: Colors.white,
-                backgroundColor: contentTheme.primary,
-                strokeWidth: 2.5,
-                displacement: 60,
 
                 // ---------------- PORTRAIT (UNCHANGED) ----------------
                 child: !isLandscape
@@ -204,13 +208,6 @@ class _AdvancePaymentScreenState extends State<AdvancePaymentScreen>
                     }
                   });
                 },
-                onTap: () {
-                  Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 50), () {
-                    if (mounted) {
-                      FocusScope.of(context).requestFocus(_searchFocus);
-                    }
-                  });
-                },
                 decoration: InputDecoration(
                   contentPadding:
                       const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 12, vertical: 0),
@@ -290,12 +287,6 @@ class _AdvancePaymentScreenState extends State<AdvancePaymentScreen>
             TextPosition(offset: e.name.length),
           );
 
-        _searchCtrl
-          ..text = e.name
-          ..selection = TextSelection.fromPosition(
-            TextPosition(offset: e.name.length),
-          );
-
         FocusScope.of(context).unfocus();
         SystemChannels.textInput.invokeMethod('TextInput.hide');
         controller.employees.clear();
@@ -422,7 +413,9 @@ class _AdvancePaymentScreenState extends State<AdvancePaymentScreen>
         ? DateFormat('dd MMM yyyy').format(parsedDate)
         : (dateStr.isNotEmpty ? dateStr : '—');
 
-    
+    // final formattedTime =
+    //     parsedDate != null ? DateFormat('hh:mm a').format(parsedDate) : '';
+
     final project = item.name ?? '';
     final desc = item.title ?? '';
     final amount = (item.amount ?? 0).toDouble();
@@ -452,7 +445,16 @@ class _AdvancePaymentScreenState extends State<AdvancePaymentScreen>
                       style:
                           TextStyle(fontSize: 12, color: Colors.grey.shade600),
                     ),
-                    
+                    // if (formattedTime.isNotEmpty) ...[
+                    //   const SizedBox(width: 6),
+                    //   Text(
+                    //     formattedTime,
+                    //     style: TextStyle(
+                    //         fontSize: 12,
+                    //         color: Colors.grey.shade500,
+                    //         fontStyle: FontStyle.italic),
+                    //   ),
+                    // ]
                   ],
                 ),
                 const SizedBox(height: 4),