diff --git a/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/data/model/Achievement.java b/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/data/model/Achievement.java
index 35d7f99..c0aa2e9 100644
--- a/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/data/model/Achievement.java
+++ b/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/data/model/Achievement.java
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ public class Achievement {
      */
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object other) {
+        if(other == null){
+            return false;
+        }
         if (other instanceof Achievement) {
             Achievement that = (Achievement) other;
             return achieved == that.achieved
diff --git a/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/service/AchievementService.java b/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/service/AchievementService.java
index a34f2ca..c4f6ad3 100644
--- a/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/service/AchievementService.java
+++ b/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/service/AchievementService.java
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ public class AchievementService {
     }
 
     /**
-     * This method changes achiev1 when this is the case.
+     * This method makes sure the user gets an achievement
+     * upon calculating their footprint for the first time.
      * @param user user for whom achiev1 changes
      */
     public void achieveGettingStarted(User user) {
diff --git a/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/service/UserService.java b/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/service/UserService.java
index 5f41849..0f0394a 100644
--- a/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/service/UserService.java
+++ b/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/service/UserService.java
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ public class UserService {
             if (InputValidator.isValidItem(inputName)
                     && InputValidator.isValidItemValue(inputName, value)) {
                 user.getFootPrintInputs().put(inputName, value);
-                userRepository.save(user);
                 achievementService.updateAchievements(user);
+                userRepository.save(user);
             } else {
                 throw new ApplicationException("Invalid input");
             }
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ public class UserService {
         User user = userRepository.findByName(name);
         if (user == null) {
             throw new ApplicationException("User does not exist");
-        } else {
-            if (AllAchievements.isValidAchievement(achievement)) {
-                user.getAchievements().put(achievement, achieved);
-                userRepository.save(user);
-            } else {
-                throw new ApplicationException("Invalid achievement");
-            }
         }
+        if (!AllAchievements.isValidAchievement(achievement)) {
+            throw new ApplicationException("Invalid achievement");
+        }
+        Map<String, Boolean> temp = user.getAchievements();
+        temp.put(achievement, achieved);
+        user.setAchievements(temp);
+        userRepository.save(user);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Server/src/test/java/greenify/server/data/model/AchievementTest.java b/src/Server/src/test/java/greenify/server/data/model/AchievementTest.java
index 252421e..c6479b4 100644
--- a/src/Server/src/test/java/greenify/server/data/model/AchievementTest.java
+++ b/src/Server/src/test/java/greenify/server/data/model/AchievementTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package greenify.server.data.model;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -38,6 +39,17 @@ class AchievementTest {
         assertEquals(achievement, other);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void notEqualsTest() {
+        Achievement test = new Achievement("Starting off",
+                "You did your first green activity", false);
+        assertFalse(achievement.equals(test));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void equalsNullTest() {
+        assertFalse(achievement.equals(null));
+    }
     @Test
     void hashCodeTest() {
         assertEquals(achievement, other);
diff --git a/src/Server/src/test/java/greenify/server/service/AchievementServiceTest.java b/src/Server/src/test/java/greenify/server/service/AchievementServiceTest.java
index 98be99c..17b8bb5 100644
--- a/src/Server/src/test/java/greenify/server/service/AchievementServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/Server/src/test/java/greenify/server/service/AchievementServiceTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package greenify.server.service;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
+import greenify.server.InputValidator;
 import greenify.server.data.model.User;
 import greenify.server.data.repository.UserRepository;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ public class AchievementServiceTest {
         User alex = userRepository.findByName("alex");
         achievementService.achieveGettingStarted(alex);
         assertEquals(true, userService.getAchievement("alex", "Starting off"));
+        assertEquals(false, userService.getAchievement("alex", "Social butterfly"));
+
     }
 
     @Test