diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Payment/StorePaymentRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Payment/StorePaymentRequest.php
index e0e52c7b25b3..48d8fe7daa3f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Payment/StorePaymentRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Payment/StorePaymentRequest.php
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ class StorePaymentRequest extends Request
             }
         }
 
+        // if (array_key_exists('amount', $input))
+        //     $input['amount'] = 0;
+
         if (isset($input['credits']) && is_array($input['credits']) === false) {
             $input['credits'] = null;
         }
@@ -94,8 +97,7 @@ class StorePaymentRequest extends Request
     public function rules()
     {
         $rules = [
-            'amount' => 'sometimes|numeric',
-            'amount' => [new PaymentAmountsBalanceRule(), new ValidCreditsPresentRule()],
+            'amount' => ['numeric', 'bail', new PaymentAmountsBalanceRule(), new ValidCreditsPresentRule()],
             'client_id' => 'bail|required|exists:clients,id',
             'invoices.*.invoice_id' => 'bail|required|distinct|exists:invoices,id',
             'invoices.*.amount' => 'bail|required',
diff --git a/app/Jobs/Ledger/ClientLedgerBalanceUpdate.php b/app/Jobs/Ledger/ClientLedgerBalanceUpdate.php
index b9a80815faeb..64df6d3abfa6 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/Ledger/ClientLedgerBalanceUpdate.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/Ledger/ClientLedgerBalanceUpdate.php
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ class ClientLedgerBalanceUpdate implements ShouldQueue
 
             }
 
-            nlog("Updating Balance NOW");
+            // nlog("Updating Balance NOW");
             
             $company_ledger->balance = $last_record->balance + $company_ledger->adjustment;
             $company_ledger->save();
 
         });
 
-        nlog("Updating company ledger for client ". $this->client->id);
+        // nlog("Updating company ledger for client ". $this->client->id);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 4c4b07fab02e..74d277181c70 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => ['throttle:100,1', 'api_db', 'token_auth', 'locale
     Route::post('recurring_quotes/bulk', 'RecurringQuoteController@bulk')->name('recurring_quotes.bulk');
     Route::put('recurring_quotes/{recurring_quote}/upload', 'RecurringQuoteController@upload');
 
-    Route::post('refresh', 'Auth\LoginController@refresh')->middleware('throttle:50,1');
+    Route::post('refresh', 'Auth\LoginController@refresh')->middleware('throttle:150,3');
 
     Route::post('reports/clients', 'Reports\ClientReportController');
     Route::post('reports/contacts', 'Reports\ClientContactReportController');
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Payments/StorePaymentValidationTest.php b/tests/Feature/Payments/StorePaymentValidationTest.php
index 08e713da470e..9263283f3aad 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Payments/StorePaymentValidationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Payments/StorePaymentValidationTest.php
@@ -61,6 +61,77 @@ class StorePaymentValidationTest extends TestCase
         );
     }
 
+    public function testNumericParse()
+    {
+        $this->assertFalse(is_numeric("2760.0,139.14"));
+    }
+
+
+    public function testNoAmountGiven()
+    {
+
+       $data = [
+            // 'amount' => 0,
+            'client_id' => $this->client->hashed_id,
+            'invoices' => [
+                [
+                    'invoice_id' => $this->invoice->hashed_id,
+                    'amount' => 10,
+                ],
+            ],
+            'credits' => [
+                [
+                    'credit_id' => $this->credit->hashed_id,
+                    'amount' => 5
+                ]
+            ],
+            'date' => '2019/12/12',
+        ];
+
+        $response = false;
+
+        try {
+            $response = $this->withHeaders([
+            'X-API-SECRET' => config('ninja.api_secret'),
+            'X-API-TOKEN' => $this->token,
+        ])->post('/api/v1/payments/', $data);
+        } catch (ValidationException $e) {
+            $message = json_decode($e->validator->getMessageBag(), 1);
+            nlog($e->validator->getMessageBag());
+        }
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+
+    }
+
+
+    public function testInValidPaymentAmount()
+    {
+
+       $data = [
+            'amount' => "10,33",
+            'client_id' => $this->client->hashed_id,
+            'invoices' => [
+            ],
+            'date' => '2019/12/12',
+        ];
+
+        $response = false;
+
+        try {
+            $response = $this->withHeaders([
+            'X-API-SECRET' => config('ninja.api_secret'),
+            'X-API-TOKEN' => $this->token,
+        ])->post('/api/v1/payments/', $data);
+        } catch (ValidationException $e) {
+            $message = json_decode($e->validator->getMessageBag(), 1);
+            nlog($e->validator->getMessageBag());
+        }
+
+        $response->assertStatus(302);
+
+    }
+
 
     public function testValidPayment()
     {