diff --git a/backend/src/v1/hwcr_complaint/hwcr_complaint.service.ts b/backend/src/v1/hwcr_complaint/hwcr_complaint.service.ts
index dcfbf9a8f..b9eabdd8f 100644
--- a/backend/src/v1/hwcr_complaint/hwcr_complaint.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/v1/hwcr_complaint/hwcr_complaint.service.ts
@@ -989,7 +989,5 @@ export class HwcrComplaintService {
       const [data, totalCount] = await queryBuilder.getManyAndCount();
       return { complaints: data, totalCount };
     }
-
-    return Promise.resolve({ complaints: [], totalCount: 0 });
   };
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/hwcr_complaint/hwcr_complaint.service.v2.spec.ts b/backend/src/v1/hwcr_complaint/hwcr_complaint.service.v2.spec.ts
index 40e45f425..e354d6ce9 100644
--- a/backend/src/v1/hwcr_complaint/hwcr_complaint.service.v2.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/v1/hwcr_complaint/hwcr_complaint.service.v2.spec.ts
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ describe("Testing: HwcrComplaintService", () => {
     const result = await service.complaintSearch(payload);
 
     expect(result).not.toBe(null);
-   console.log("result: ", result)
+
     const { complaints, totalCount} = result;
     expect(complaints.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
     expect(totalCount).toBeGreaterThan(0)
-
+    
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/backend/test/mocks/mock-wildlife-conflict-complaint-repository.ts b/backend/test/mocks/mock-wildlife-conflict-complaint-repository.ts
index 0e72364e5..cdbee03a2 100644
--- a/backend/test/mocks/mock-wildlife-conflict-complaint-repository.ts
+++ b/backend/test/mocks/mock-wildlife-conflict-complaint-repository.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ const createQueryBuilder: any = {
     select: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
     addSelect: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
     from: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
-    skip: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(5),
+    skip: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
     take: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
-    getManyAndCount: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ data: [...manyItems], totalCount: 35})
+    getManyAndCount: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([manyItems, 35])
 
     })),
  });
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