diff --git a/main/main.py b/main/main.py
index 86889a4..183ac9f 100644
--- a/main/main.py
+++ b/main/main.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async def register_face(file: UploadFile = File(...)):
     #save the file
     with open(f"{IMAGEDIR}{file.filename}", "wb") as f:
         f.write(contents)
-    db.images.insert_one({"filename": file.filename, "contents": contents})
+    # db.images.insert_one({"filename": file.filename, "contents": contents})
     return {"filename": file.filename}
 
 
diff --git a/test-faces/35427069-8447-431e-a9f2-421a231528b4.jpg b/test-faces/35427069-8447-431e-a9f2-421a231528b4.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb7a2bf
Binary files /dev/null and b/test-faces/35427069-8447-431e-a9f2-421a231528b4.jpg differ
diff --git a/test-faces/7d1dc694-073b-40cd-a18f-8010349bec74.jpg b/test-faces/7d1dc694-073b-40cd-a18f-8010349bec74.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb7a2bf
Binary files /dev/null and b/test-faces/7d1dc694-073b-40cd-a18f-8010349bec74.jpg differ
diff --git a/testing/test_register_face.py b/testing/test_register_face.py
index dc035dc..5f26915 100644
--- a/testing/test_register_face.py
+++ b/testing/test_register_face.py
@@ -3,7 +3,18 @@
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from main.main import app
 import os
-    
+from pymongo import MongoClient
+
+# def check_mongo_connection():
+#     client = MongoClient('localhost', 27017)
+#     try:
+#         # The ismaster command is cheap and does not require auth.
+#         client.admin.command('ismaster')
+#         print("MongoDB is running")
+#     except Exception as e:
+#         print("Could not connect to MongoDB: %s" % e)
+
+# check_mongo_connection()  
 client = TestClient(app)
 def test_register_face():
     # Open a test image file in binary mode