diff --git a/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/data/model/User.java b/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/data/model/User.java
index 89720f6..d588eb1 100644
--- a/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/data/model/User.java
+++ b/src/Server/src/main/java/greenify/server/data/model/User.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 @EnableAutoConfiguration
 @Entity
@@ -79,4 +80,57 @@ public class User {
     }
 
     public void setVeganMeal(int veganMeal) { this.veganMeal = veganMeal; }
+
+    /**
+     * checks if two users are equal.
+     * @param other the object to compare the user with
+     * @return a boolean value of true if the user is equal to the object
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object other) {
+
+        if (this == other) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (other == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (getClass() != other.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (other instanceof User) {
+            User that = (User) other;
+            return this.getName().equals(that.getName())
+                    && this.getId().equals(that.getId())
+                    && this.getPassword().equals(that.getPassword())
+                    && this.getVeganMeal() == that.getVeganMeal();
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * creates a string of the user object.
+     * in the form of: User(id=, name=, password=, veganMeal=)
+     * @return a string of the user object
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "User(id="
+                + this.id
+                + ", name="
+                + this.name
+                + ", password="
+                + this.password
+                + ", veganMeal="
+                + this.veganMeal + ")";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * hashes the User object.
+     * @return a hashcode for the user object
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(id, name, password, veganMeal);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Server/src/test/java/UserTest.java b/src/Server/src/test/java/UserTest.java
index 35b3ea0..3923d0b 100644
--- a/src/Server/src/test/java/UserTest.java
+++ b/src/Server/src/test/java/UserTest.java
@@ -16,13 +16,25 @@ public class UserTest {
         assertEquals(user.getName(), "greenify");
         assertEquals(user.getPassword(), "password");
         assertEquals(user.getVeganMeal(), 3);
-        assertEquals(user, testUser);
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void equalsMethodTest() {
+        User user = new User(1L, "greenify", "password", 3);
+        User testUser = new User();
+        testUser.setId(1L);
+        testUser.setName("greenify");
+        testUser.setPassword("password");
+        testUser.setVeganMeal(3);
+        assertTrue(user.equals(testUser));
     }
 
     @Test
     public void toStringTest() {
         User user = new User(1L, "greenify", "password", 3);
-        assertEquals("User(id=1, name=greenify, password=password, veganMeal=3)", user.toString());
+        System.out.println("String is " + user.toString());
+        assertTrue("User(id=1, name=greenify, password=password, veganMeal=3)".equals(user.toString()));
     }
 
     @Test