diff --git a/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Controllers/AuthenticateController.cs b/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Controllers/AuthenticateController.cs
index f077e3c..eabac69 100644
--- a/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Controllers/AuthenticateController.cs
+++ b/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Controllers/AuthenticateController.cs
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ namespace AIAHTML5.API.Controllers
 
             //Above code commented to reduce db hitting for same result set
             // get user details based on credentials provided
-            User userInfo = AIAHTML5.API.Models.Users.getUserDetails(credentials);
+            dynamic userInfo = AIAHTML5.API.Models.Users.getUserDetails(credentials);
 
-            if (userInfo != null)
+            if (userInfo != null && Convert.ToString(userInfo) != AIAConstants.SQL_CONNECTION_ERROR)
             {
                 //check is user authenticated
                 bool isUserAuthenticated = AIAHTML5.API.Models.Users.IsUserAuthenticated(credentials, userInfo);
@@ -332,10 +332,14 @@ namespace AIAHTML5.API.Controllers
                     //}
                 }
             }
-            else
+            else if (Convert.ToString(userInfo) != AIAConstants.SQL_CONNECTION_ERROR)
             {
                 authenticationRepsonse = AIAConstants.USER_NOT_FOUND;
             }
+            else
+            {
+                authenticationRepsonse = AIAConstants.SQL_CONNECTION_ERROR;
+            }
 
             //if (Convert.ToString(authenticationRepsonse) != AIAConstants.USER_NOT_FOUND && Convert.ToString(authenticationRepsonse) != AIAConstants.ERROR_IN_FECTHING_DETAILS && Convert.ToString(authenticationRepsonse)!= AIAConstants.SQL_CONNECTION_ERROR)
             //{
diff --git a/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Models/DBModel.cs b/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Models/DBModel.cs
index b8eef73..94d3dd2 100644
--- a/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Models/DBModel.cs
+++ b/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Models/DBModel.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace AIAHTML5.API.Models
             ILog logger = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger((System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType));
             logger.Debug(" Inside GetUserDetailsByLoginId for LoginId = " + loginId);
 
-            User objUser = new User();
+            dynamic objUser = null;
             DBModel objModel = new DBModel();
 
             try
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ namespace AIAHTML5.API.Models
             }
             catch (SqlException ex)
             {
+                objUser = AIAConstants.SQL_CONNECTION_ERROR;
                 logger.Fatal("Exception in GetUserDetailsByLoginId for LoginId: " + loginId + ", Exception= " + ex.Message + ", STACKTRACE= " + ex.StackTrace);
             }
             return objUser;
diff --git a/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Models/Users.cs b/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Models/Users.cs
index 943ce1f..850f858 100644
--- a/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Models/Users.cs
+++ b/400-SOURCECODE/AIAHTML5.API/Models/Users.cs
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ namespace AIAHTML5.API.Models
             return isAuthenticatedUser;
         }
 
-        internal static User getUserDetails(Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject credentials)
+        internal static dynamic getUserDetails(Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject credentials)
         {
-            User user = DBModel.GetUserDetailsByLoginId(credentials["username"].ToString());
+            dynamic userDetails = DBModel.GetUserDetailsByLoginId(credentials["username"].ToString());
 
-            return user;
+            return userDetails;
         }
 
         internal static void getLicenseIdForThisUser(int userId, out int licenseId, out int editionId)