diff --git a/models/User/user.py b/models/User/user.py
index d6f01a4..552796c 100644
--- a/models/User/user.py
+++ b/models/User/user.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class User(db.Model):
     
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
     username = db.Column(db.String(80), unique=True, nullable=False)
+    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True, nullable=False)  # Add email field
     _password = db.Column("password", db.String(255), nullable=False)    
     
     profile = db.relationship('UserProfile', back_populates='user', uselist=False, cascade="all, delete-orphan")
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@ class User(db.Model):
 @event.listens_for(User, 'after_insert')
 def create_user_profile(mapper, connection, target):
     connection.execute(
-        UserProfile.__table__.insert().values (
-            user_id = target.id,
-            first_name = "",
-            last_name = "",
-            bio = "",
-            profile_picture = ""
+        UserProfile.__table__.insert().values(
+            user_id=target.id,
+            first_name="",
+            last_name="",
+            bio="",
+            profile_picture=""
         )
     )
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diff --git a/models/UserProfile/user_profile.py b/models/UserProfile/user_profile.py
index 2063b39..d3fa194 100644
--- a/models/UserProfile/user_profile.py
+++ b/models/UserProfile/user_profile.py
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 from models import db
 
 class UserProfile(db.Model):
-    __tablename__ = 'user_profile'
+    __tablename__ = 'user_profiles'
     
-    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key = True)
-    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('users.id'), nullable = False)
-    first_name = db.Column(db.String(80), nullable = False)
-    last_name = db.Column(db.String(80), nullable = False)
-    bio = db.Column(db.Text, nullable = True)
-    profile_picture = db.Column(db.String(255), nullable = True)
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('users.id'), nullable=False)
+    first_name = db.Column(db.String(50), nullable=False, default="")
+    last_name = db.Column(db.String(50), nullable=False, default="")
+    bio = db.Column(db.Text, default="")
+    profile_picture = db.Column(db.String(255), default="")
     
-    user = db.relationship('User', back_populates='profile')
-    
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+    user = db.relationship('User', back_populates='profile')
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