diff --git a/gibspons/requirements.txt b/gibspons/requirements.txt
index 28bf820..1fca7c8 100644
--- a/gibspons/requirements.txt
+++ b/gibspons/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Django==5.0.1
 django-cors-headers==4.3.1
 djangorestframework==3.14.0
 djangorestframework-simplejwt==5.3.1
-django-filter==23.5.0
+django-filter==24.2
 google-ai-generativelanguage==0.4.0
 google-api-core==2.16.1
 google-auth==2.27.0
diff --git a/gibspons/spons_app/serializers.py b/gibspons/spons_app/serializers.py
index 78d0725..9b13764 100644
--- a/gibspons/spons_app/serializers.py
+++ b/gibspons/spons_app/serializers.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class SponsorshipSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     
     class Meta:
         model=Sponsorship
-        fields=['id','company','poc','event','event_name','contacted_by','user_name','status','type_of_sponsorship','money_donated','additional','company_name']
+        fields=['id','company','poc','event','event_name','contacted_by','user_name','updated_at','status','type_of_sponsorship','money_donated','additional','company_name']
 
 #---------AI SERIALIZER-------------------------
 
diff --git a/gibspons/spons_app/views/sponsorship.py b/gibspons/spons_app/views/sponsorship.py
index 025bde6..4f1c04d 100644
--- a/gibspons/spons_app/views/sponsorship.py
+++ b/gibspons/spons_app/views/sponsorship.py
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ def patch(request,sponsor_id):
             if 'status' in serializer.validated_data and serializer.validated_data['status']=='Accepted' and request.user.role not in ['admin','owner']:
                 return Response({'detail':'Permission denied'},status=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED)
             
+            if any(serializer.validated_data.get(key) for key in ['money_donated', 'additional', 'type_of_sponsorship']) and serializer.validated_data['status']!='Accepted':
+                return Response({'detail':'Status must be accepted for this action'})
+            
             serializer.save()
             return Response(serializer.data,status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
         return Response({"detail" : serializer.errors},status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
diff --git a/gibspons/sponsorship/settings.py b/gibspons/sponsorship/settings.py
index f2a03ed..5df6039 100644
--- a/gibspons/sponsorship/settings.py
+++ b/gibspons/sponsorship/settings.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
-    'django.contrib.staticfiles',    
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'django_filters',    
     'corsheaders',    
     'users', 
     'spons_app',   
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@
         #"rest_framework.authentication.TokenAuthentication",
     ),
     "DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES": ("rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated",),
-    "DEFAULT_FILTER_BACKENDS": ["django_filters.rest_framework.DjangoFilterBackend"],
+    'DEFAULT_FILTER_BACKENDS': ['django_filters.rest_framework.DjangoFilterBackend']
 }
 
 SIMPLE_JWT = {