diff --git a/API-Project/package-lock.json b/API-Project/package-lock.json
index 90b4735..ffc5c3d 100644
--- a/API-Project/package-lock.json
+++ b/API-Project/package-lock.json
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
         "@types/morgan": "^1.9.9",
-        "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
+        "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "helmet": "^7.1.0",
         "morgan": "^1.10.0",
diff --git a/API-Project/src/gateways/ingredients.gateway.ts b/API-Project/src/gateways/ingredients.gateway.ts
index e7bb812..76c6ba6 100644
--- a/API-Project/src/gateways/ingredients.gateway.ts
+++ b/API-Project/src/gateways/ingredients.gateway.ts
@@ -71,15 +71,16 @@ export class IngredientsGateway {
     }
 
     async getByLetter(letter: string): Promise<any> {
-        this.connection.connect();
+        const client = await this.connection.getPoolClient()
         
         const query = {
             text: 'SELECT * FROM Ingredients i WHERE LOWER(SUBSTRING(i.name, 1, 1)) = $1',
             values: [letter.toLowerCase()],
         };
         
-        const res = await this.connection.client.query(query);
-        console.log(res)
+        const res = await client.query(query);
+
+        client.release()
         
         if (res.rowCount === 0) {
             return null;
@@ -96,15 +97,16 @@ export class IngredientsGateway {
     }
 
     async filter(prompt: string): Promise<any> {
-        this.connection.connect();
+        const client = await this.connection.getPoolClient()
         
         const query = {
             text: 'SELECT * FROM Ingredients WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE $1',
             values: [`%${prompt.toLowerCase()}%`],
         };
         
-        const res = await this.connection.client.query(query);
-        console.log(res)
+        const res = await client.query(query);
+
+        client.release()
         
         if (res.rowCount === 0) {
             return null;
diff --git a/API-Project/src/server.ts b/API-Project/src/server.ts
index 7b3451f..69ca29e 100644
--- a/API-Project/src/server.ts
+++ b/API-Project/src/server.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import express from "express";
 require('dotenv').config();
+import express from "express";
 import cors from "cors";
 import { IngredientsController } from "./controllers/ingredients.controller";
 import { RecipesController } from "./controllers/recipes.controller";
 import { StepsController } from "./controllers/steps.controller";
 
+
+
 let helmet = require("helmet");
 let app = express();
 app.use(helmet.hidePoweredBy());
diff --git a/API-Project/src/services b/API-Project/src/services
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000