diff --git a/src/exams/Finish.tsx b/src/exams/Finish.tsx
index 4cbbe458..9d89242d 100644
--- a/src/exams/Finish.tsx
+++ b/src/exams/Finish.tsx
@@ -287,7 +287,9 @@ export default function Finish({user, scores, modules, information, solutions, i
 						<div className="flex w-fit cursor-pointer flex-col items-center gap-1">
 							<button
 								onClick={() => window.location.reload()}
-								disabled={user.type === "admin"}
+								// disabled={user.type === "admin"}
+								// TODO: temporarily disabled
+								disabled
 								className="bg-mti-purple-light hover:bg-mti-purple flex h-11 w-11 items-center justify-center rounded-full transition duration-300 ease-in-out">
 								<BsArrowCounterclockwise className="h-7 w-7 text-white" />
 							</button>
diff --git a/src/pages/api/evaluate/writing.ts b/src/pages/api/evaluate/writing.ts
index af1850d8..1645e8a1 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/evaluate/writing.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/evaluate/writing.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // Next.js API route support: https://nextjs.org/docs/api-routes/introduction
-import type {NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse} from "next";
+import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next";
 import client from "@/lib/mongodb";
-import {withIronSessionApiRoute} from "iron-session/next";
-import {sessionOptions} from "@/lib/session";
-import axios, {AxiosResponse} from "axios";
-import {Stat} from "@/interfaces/user";
-import {writingReverseMarking} from "@/utils/score";
+import { withIronSessionApiRoute } from "iron-session/next";
+import { sessionOptions } from "@/lib/session";
+import axios, { AxiosResponse } from "axios";
+import { Stat } from "@/interfaces/user";
+import { writingReverseMarking } from "@/utils/score";
 
 interface Body {
 	question: string;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default withIronSessionApiRoute(handler, sessionOptions);
 
 async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 	if (!req.session.user) {
-		res.status(401).json({ok: false});
+		res.status(401).json({ ok: false });
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -36,27 +36,29 @@ async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 
 	const correspondingStat = await getCorrespondingStat(req.body.id, 1);
 
-	const solutions = correspondingStat.solutions.map((x) => ({...x, evaluation: backendRequest.data}));
+	const solutions = correspondingStat.solutions.map((x) => ({ ...x, evaluation: backendRequest.data }));
 	await db.collection("stats").updateOne(
-		{ id: (req.body as Body).id},
-		{	
-			id: (req.body as Body).id,
-			solutions,
-			score: {
-				correct: writingReverseMarking[backendRequest.data.overall],
-				total: 100,
-				missing: 0,
-			},
-			isDisabled: false,
+		{ id: (req.body as Body).id },
+		{
+			$set: {
+				id: (req.body as Body).id,
+				solutions,
+				score: {
+					correct: writingReverseMarking[backendRequest.data.overall],
+					total: 100,
+					missing: 0,
+				},
+				isDisabled: false,
+			}
 		},
-		{upsert: true},
+		{ upsert: true },
 	);
 	console.log("🌱 - Updated the DB");
 }
 
 async function getCorrespondingStat(id: string, index: number): Promise<Stat> {
 	console.log(`🌱 - Try number ${index} - ${id}`);
-	const correspondingStat = await db.collection("stats").findOne<Stat>({ id: id});
+	const correspondingStat = await db.collection("stats").findOne<Stat>({ id: id });
 
 	if (correspondingStat) return correspondingStat;
 
diff --git a/src/pages/api/register.ts b/src/pages/api/register.ts
index 32636243..e0f0b591 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/register.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/register.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ async function registerIndividual(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 				...(passport_id ? {demographicInformation: {passport_id}} : {}),
 				registrationDate: new Date().toISOString(),
 				status: code ? "active" : "paymentDue",
+				// apparently there's an issue with the verification email system
+				// therefore we will skip this requirement for now
+				isVerified: true,
 			};
 
 			await db.collection("users").insertOne(user);
@@ -117,6 +120,9 @@ async function registerCorporate(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 				subscriptionExpirationDate: req.body.subscriptionExpirationDate || null,
 				status: "paymentDue",
 				registrationDate: new Date().toISOString(),
+				// apparently there's an issue with the verification email system
+				// therefore we will skip this requirement for now
+				isVerified: true,
 			};
 
 			const defaultTeachersGroup: Group = {
diff --git a/src/pages/api/stats/[id]/index.ts b/src/pages/api/stats/[id]/index.ts
index f531284b..75cd2f41 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/stats/[id]/index.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/stats/[id]/index.ts
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ async function GET(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 	const snapshot = await db.collection("stats").findOne({ id: id as string});
 	if (!snapshot) return res.status(404).json({id: id as string});
 
-	res.status(200).json({...snapshot.data(), id: snapshot.id});
+	res.status(200).json({...snapshot, id: snapshot.id});
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/api/users/update.ts b/src/pages/api/users/update.ts
index aab28fa9..681cca55 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/users/update.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/users/update.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 	delete updatedUser.password;
 	delete updatedUser.newPassword;
 
-	await db.collection("users").updateOne({id: queryId}, {$set: updatedUser});
+	await db.collection("users").updateOne({id: queryId ? (queryId as string) : req.session.user.id}, {$set: updatedUser});
 
 	if (!queryId) {
 		req.session.user = updatedUser ? {...updatedUser, id: req.session.user.id} : null;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 		await managePaymentRecords({...updatedUser, id: req.session.user!.id}, queryId);
 	}
 
-	res.status(200).json({user: {...updatedUser, id: req.session.user!.id}});
+	res.status(200).json({user: {...updatedUser, ...user, id: req.session.user!.id}});
 }
 
 export const config = {
diff --git a/src/pages/index.tsx b/src/pages/index.tsx
index 6a4f9ca4..ef4f7bd9 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/index.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function Home({user: propsUser, linkedCorporate}: Props) {
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (user) {
-			// setShowDemographicInput(!user.demographicInformation || !user.demographicInformation.country || !user.demographicInformation.phone);
+			setShowDemographicInput(!user.demographicInformation || !user.demographicInformation.country || !user.demographicInformation.phone);
 			setShowDiagnostics(user.isFirstLogin && user.type === "student");
 		}
 	}, [user]);
diff --git a/src/utils/users.be.ts b/src/utils/users.be.ts
index cd5c1c1a..31ecbe05 100644
--- a/src/utils/users.be.ts
+++ b/src/utils/users.be.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import client from "@/lib/mongodb";
 const db = client.db(process.env.MONGODB_DB);
 
 export async function getUsers() {
-	return await db.collection("users").find<User>({}).toArray();
+	return await db.collection("users").find<User>({}, { projection: { _id: 0 } }).toArray();
 }
 
 export async function getUser(id: string): Promise<User | undefined> {
-	const user = await db.collection("users").findOne<User>({id});
+	const user = await db.collection("users").findOne<User>({id: id}, { projection: { _id: 0 } });
 	return !!user ? user : undefined;
 }
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export async function getSpecificUsers(ids: string[]) {
 
 	return await db
 		.collection("users")
-		.find<User>({id: {$in: ids}})
+		.find<User>({id: {$in: ids}}, { projection: { _id: 0 } })
 		.toArray();
 }