diff --git a/Backend/controllers/roomsControllers.js b/Backend/controllers/roomsControllers.js
index 1639413..49ef79d 100644
--- a/Backend/controllers/roomsControllers.js
+++ b/Backend/controllers/roomsControllers.js
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ exports.joinRoom = async (req, res, next) => {
         let { roomId, userId } = req.body;
         let roomData = await room.findOne({
             roomId
-        });
+        })
+        .populate("users.userId","userName");
         if (!roomData) {
             return res.status(404).json({
                 message: "room not found"
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ exports.joinRoom = async (req, res, next) => {
         await roomData.save();
 
         return res.status(200).json({
-            message: "room joined successfully"
+            message: "room joined successfully",
+            roomData
         })
     } catch (error) {
         return res.status(500).json({
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ exports.getAllRooms = async (req, res, next) => {
     try {
         let allRooms = await room
             .find()
-            .populate("users.userId","userName")
+            .populate("users.userId","userName profile")
         let newAllRooms = [];
         for (let i = 0; i < allRooms.length; i++) {
             const room = allRooms[i];
diff --git a/Backend/server.js b/Backend/server.js
index 53b5cfd..5fb36ac 100644
--- a/Backend/server.js
+++ b/Backend/server.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_URI)
 	.then(() => {
 		const PORT = process.env.PORT || 4000;
 		const server = app.listen(PORT);
+		console.log("db connected")
 		const io = createSocketConnection(server, {
 			cors: {
 				origin: "*"
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_URI)
 
 			// socket join room event
 			socket.on("join_room",(roomId,userName) => {
+				console.log(roomId,userName);
 				socket.join(roomId);
 				socket.broadcast.to(roomId).emit("user_join",{
 					message:"a new user join the room!",
diff --git a/Frontend/src/components/JoinCard.js b/Frontend/src/components/JoinCard.js
index 9bf96fe..52f976d 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/components/JoinCard.js
+++ b/Frontend/src/components/JoinCard.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ const JoinCard = ({ roomId, name, room, noOfQuestions, range }) => {
 
   const handleClick = (roomId) => {
     console.log("clicked");
-    socket.emit("join_room", (roomId, user.handle));
-    console.log(roomId);
+    socket.emit("join_room", roomId, user.handle);
+    console.log("roomId - " + roomId,"user - " + user.handle );
     navigate(`/room/${roomId}`)
   };
 
diff --git a/Frontend/src/pages/Home.js b/Frontend/src/pages/Home.js
index db641c3..0acd621 100644
--- a/Frontend/src/pages/Home.js
+++ b/Frontend/src/pages/Home.js
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ export default function Home() {
         },
       });
 
-      socket.emit("join_room", (roomID, user.user.handle));
+      console.log("roomId" + roomID, "user " +user.user.handle);
+      socket.emit("join_room", roomID, user.user.handle);
 
       setLoading(false);