diff --git a/src/main/java/com/savvato/tribeapp/controllers/ConnectAPIController.java b/src/main/java/com/savvato/tribeapp/controllers/ConnectAPIController.java
index 37e2be30..2e65ae6b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/savvato/tribeapp/controllers/ConnectAPIController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/savvato/tribeapp/controllers/ConnectAPIController.java
@@ -76,16 +76,8 @@ public ResponseEntity getQrCodeString(
   @Connect
   @PostMapping
   public boolean connect(@RequestBody @Valid ConnectRequest connectRequest) {
-    if (connectService.validateQRCode(
-        connectRequest.qrcodePhrase, connectRequest.toBeConnectedWithUserId)) {
-      boolean isConnectionSaved =
-          connectService.saveConnectionDetails(
-              connectRequest.requestingUserId, connectRequest.toBeConnectedWithUserId);
-      if (isConnectionSaved) {
-        return true;
-      } else {
-        return false;
-      }
+    if (connectService.validateQRCode(connectRequest.qrcodePhrase, connectRequest.toBeConnectedWithUserId)) {
+      return connectService.saveConnectionDetails(connectRequest.requestingUserId, connectRequest.toBeConnectedWithUserId);
     } else {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/savvato/tribeapp/controllers/ConnectAPITest.java b/src/test/java/com/savvato/tribeapp/controllers/ConnectAPITest.java
index 074c0d0e..f2ed3618 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/savvato/tribeapp/controllers/ConnectAPITest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/savvato/tribeapp/controllers/ConnectAPITest.java
@@ -170,6 +170,33 @@ public void connectHappyPath() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(toBeConnectedWithUserIdCaptor.getValue(), connectRequest.toBeConnectedWithUserId);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void connectSadPath() throws Exception {
+        when(userPrincipalService.getUserPrincipalByEmail(Mockito.anyString()))
+                .thenReturn(new UserPrincipal(user));
+        String auth = AuthServiceImpl.generateAccessToken(user);
+        ConnectRequest connectRequest = new ConnectRequest();
+
+        connectRequest.requestingUserId = 1L;
+        connectRequest.toBeConnectedWithUserId = 2L;
+        connectRequest.qrcodePhrase = "ABCDEFGHIJKL";
+
+        when(connectService.validateQRCode(anyString(), anyLong())).thenReturn(true);
+        when(connectService.saveConnectionDetails(anyLong(), anyLong())).thenReturn(false);
+        this.mockMvc
+                .perform(
+                        post("/api/connect")
+                                .content(gson.toJson(connectRequest))
+                                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                                .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + auth)
+                                .characterEncoding("utf-8"))
+                .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(content().string("false"))
+                .andReturn();
+
+    }
+
+
     @Test
     public void connectWhenQrCodeInvalid() throws Exception {
         when(userPrincipalService.getUserPrincipalByEmail(Mockito.anyString()))