diff --git a/src/components/Tenant/TenantSchema.js b/src/components/Tenant/TenantSchema.js
index 33fba1c4..e52c53bb 100644
--- a/src/components/Tenant/TenantSchema.js
+++ b/src/components/Tenant/TenantSchema.js
@@ -20,16 +20,7 @@ export const newTenantSchema = z.object({
   contactNumber: z.string().trim()
     .nonempty("Contact number is required")
     .regex(/^\+?[1-9]\d{7,14}$/, "Enter a valid contact number"),
-  onBoardingDate: z.preprocess((val) => {
-    if (typeof val === "string" && val.includes("-")) {
-      const [day, month, year] = val.split("-");
-      return new Date(`${year}-${month}-${day}`);
-    }
-    return val;
-  }, z.date({
-    required_error: "Onboarding date is required",
-    invalid_type_error: "Invalid date format",
-  })),
+  onBoardingDate: z.string().min(1, { message: "Date is required" }),  
   organizationSize: z.string().nonempty("Organization size is required"),
   industryId: z.string().uuid("Invalid industry ID"),
   reference: z.string().nonempty("Reference is required"),