diff --git a/src/actions/job.action.ts b/src/actions/job.action.ts
index f0a9c066..7705ad41 100644
--- a/src/actions/job.action.ts
+++ b/src/actions/job.action.ts
@@ -15,16 +15,15 @@ import {
 } from '@/lib/validators/jobs.validator';
 import { getJobFilters } from '@/services/jobs.services';
 import { ServerActionReturnType } from '@/types/api.types';
- 
+
 import { getServerSession } from 'next-auth';
 import { authOptions } from '@/lib/authOptions';
- 
+
 import {
   getAllJobsAdditonalType,
   getAllRecommendedJobs,
   getJobType,
 } from '@/types/jobs.types';
- 
 
 type additional = {
   isVerifiedJob: boolean;
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ export const createJob = withServerActionAsyncCatcher<
       address,
       companyLogo,
       workMode,
-      isVerifiedJob: false, // Default to false since there's no session to check for admin role
+      isVerifiedJob: false,
     },
   });
   const message = 'Job created successfully, waiting for admin approval';
diff --git a/src/components/job-form.tsx b/src/components/job-form.tsx
index 9787c3e2..749cccce 100644
--- a/src/components/job-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/job-form.tsx
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ const PostJobForm = () => {
         (await submitImage(file)) ?? 'https://wwww.example.com';
       ``;
       const response = await createJob(data);
+
       if (!response.status) {
         return toast({
           title: response.message || 'Error',
diff --git a/src/lib/validators/jobs.validator.ts b/src/lib/validators/jobs.validator.ts
index 36c3af6e..47fe08bd 100644
--- a/src/lib/validators/jobs.validator.ts
+++ b/src/lib/validators/jobs.validator.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const JobPostSchema = z
     type: z.nativeEnum(EmployementType, {
       message: 'Employment Type is Required',
     }),
-    skills: z.array(z.string()),
+    skills: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     category: z.string(),
     companyEmail: z.string().email('Invalid email').min(1, 'Email is required'),
     companyBio: z.string().min(1, 'Company Bio is required'),
diff --git a/src/middleware.tsx b/src/middleware.tsx
index 43b014c0..a1e051ca 100644
--- a/src/middleware.tsx
+++ b/src/middleware.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export async function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
     return NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/signin', req.url));
   }
   if (pathname === '/create' && token?.role !== 'ADMIN') {
-    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/', req.url)); // Redirect to an unauthorized page
+    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/', req.url));
   }
   return NextResponse.next();
 }