diff --git a/helpers/supabaseClient.py b/helpers/supabaseClient.py
index 098e8e3..fea1cda 100644
--- a/helpers/supabaseClient.py
+++ b/helpers/supabaseClient.py
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ async def updateContributor(self, contributor: Member, table_class=None):
                     "discord_username": contributor["name"],
                     "chapter": chapters[0] if chapters else None,
                     "gender": gender,
-                    "email": contributor["email"],
+                    "email": contributor["email"] if contributor["email"] else "",
                     "is_active": contributor["is_active"],
                     "joined_at": contributor["joined_at"].replace(tzinfo=None),  # Ensure naive datetime
                 }
@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@ async def updateContributor(self, contributor: Member, table_class=None):
                 result = await session.execute(stmt)
                 existing_record = result.scalars().first()
 
+                print('existing record ', existing_record)
+
                 if existing_record:
                     # Update existing record
                     stmt = (