diff --git a/server/src/controllers/accounts.controllers.ts b/server/src/controllers/accounts.controllers.ts
index 451169224c7d0f5fba6e1aace0383a34b8a30d42..4d8f1651f397c7ab82d51a504161fcfdf9194371 100644
--- a/server/src/controllers/accounts.controllers.ts
+++ b/server/src/controllers/accounts.controllers.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ const updateAccount = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const input = req.body;
     const givenId = req.params.id;
 
+    //check if given ID exists in DB
+    const checkIfIdExists = await Employee.findOne({
+      attributes: ["id"],
+      where: {
+        id: givenId,
+      },
+    });
+
     //hash given password
     if (input.password !== undefined) {
       input.password = await bcrypt.hash(input.password, 10);
@@ -132,12 +140,6 @@ const updateAccount = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       returning: true,
     });
 
-    //Employee not found with given id
-    //not Working!!!! by giving wrong id -> server error gets thrown
-    if (userDataAfterUpdate[0] === 0) {
-      return res.status(404).json({ success: false, error: "accountNotFound" });
-    }
-
     const userData = userDataAfterUpdate[1][0];
     delete userData.password;