diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
index 812449e30b38..50c496cf3301 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class UpdateExpenseRequest extends Request
         $rules['invoice_id'] = 'bail|sometimes|nullable|exists:invoices,id,company_id,'.$user->company()->id;
         $rules['documents'] = 'bail|sometimes|array';
         $rules['amount'] = ['sometimes', 'bail', 'nullable', 'numeric', 'max:99999999999999'];
-
+        
         return $this->globalRules($rules);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Repositories/ExpenseRepository.php b/app/Repositories/ExpenseRepository.php
index ab83f2f80fb1..54feb009584b 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/ExpenseRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/ExpenseRepository.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ExpenseRepository extends BaseRepository
         /** @var \App\Models\User $user */
         $user = auth()->user();
 
-        $payment_date = &$data['payment_date'];
+        $payment_date = isset($data['payment_date']) ? $data['payment_date'] : false;
 
         if($payment_date && $payment_date == $expense->payment_date) {
             //do nothing
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ExpenseApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/ExpenseApiTest.php
index 5cf695cb90d1..81d7dafbf2ab 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ExpenseApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ExpenseApiTest.php
@@ -47,6 +47,46 @@ class ExpenseApiTest extends TestCase
         Model::reguard();
     }
 
+
+
+    public function testVendorPayment()
+    {
+        $data = [
+            'amount' => 100,
+            'payment_date' => now()->format('Y-m-d'),
+            'vendor_id' => $this->vendor->hashed_id,
+            'date' => '2021-10-01',
+        ];
+
+        $response = $this->withHeaders([
+            'X-API-SECRET' => config('ninja.api_secret'),
+            'X-API-TOKEN' => $this->token,
+        ])->postJson('/api/v1/expenses', $data);
+
+
+        $arr = $response->json();
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($this->vendor->hashed_id, $arr['data']['vendor_id']);
+        $this->assertEquals(now()->format('Y-m-d'), $arr['data']['payment_date']);
+
+        $data = [
+            'amount' => 100,
+        ];
+
+        $response = $this->withHeaders([
+            'X-API-SECRET' => config('ninja.api_secret'),
+            'X-API-TOKEN' => $this->token,
+        ])->putJson('/api/v1/expenses/'.$arr['data']['id'], $data);
+        
+        $arr = $response->json();
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(now()->format('Y-m-d'), $arr['data']['payment_date']);
+
+    }
+
+
     public function testExpensePutWithVendorStatus()
     {
     
diff --git a/tests/Feature/VendorApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/VendorApiTest.php
index 386a691e9b5f..f47359235a4b 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/VendorApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/VendorApiTest.php
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class VendorApiTest extends TestCase
         Model::reguard();
     }
 
-
     public function testVendorContactCreation()
     {
         $data = [