diff --git a/backend/api/node/index.js b/backend/api/node/index.js
index 66b09d4..e8048f9 100644
--- a/backend/api/node/index.js
+++ b/backend/api/node/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const router = express();
 
-const { getAllowance } = require('./node');
+const { getNodeAllowance } = require('./nodeController');
 
 
-router.get('/allowance', getAllowance);
+router.get('/allowance', getNodeAllowance);
 
 module.exports = router;
diff --git a/backend/api/node/nodeController.js b/backend/api/node/nodeController.js
index 1c7bd1c..7657c26 100644
--- a/backend/api/node/nodeController.js
+++ b/backend/api/node/nodeController.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 const debug = require('../../utils/debug');
 const nodeService = require('./nodeService');
 
-const getAllowance = async (req, res) => {
+const getNodeAllowance = async (req, res) => {
     try {
-        const amount = req.body.amount;
-        const memo = req.body.memo;
-        const response = await nodeService.getAllowance(amount, memo);
+        const username = req._parsedUrl.query.split('=')[1];
+        username, passphrase, alias, start
+        const response = await nodeService.getNodeAllowance(username);
 
         debug.info(`Invoice Creation Response: ${JSON.stringify(response)}`);
 
@@ -17,19 +17,4 @@ const getAllowance = async (req, res) => {
     }
 };
 
-const checkInvoice = async (req, res) => {
-    try {
-        const id = req.body.id
-        const response = await nodeService.checkInvoice(id);
-
-        debug.info(`Invoice Creation Response: ${JSON.stringify(response)}`);
-
-        if (!response.success) res.status(500).json(response);
-        else res.status(200).json(response);
-    } catch (error) {
-        debug.error(error.stack);
-        res.status(500).json({ message: error.message, error: error.stack });
-    }
-};
-
-module.exports = { createInvoice, checkInvoice };
+module.exports = { getNodeAllowance };
diff --git a/backend/api/node/nodeService.js b/backend/api/node/nodeService.js
index e05b952..2a0cf8e 100644
--- a/backend/api/node/nodeService.js
+++ b/backend/api/node/nodeService.js
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 const debug = require('../../utils/debug');
-const sensei = require('../../sensei/admin');
+const senseiAdmin = require('../../sensei/admin');
 
-const getAllowance = async (amount, memo) => {
+const getNodeAllowance = async (username) => {
     try {
-        const allowance = await sensei.getAllowance({
-            amount: amount,
-            currency: 'USD',
-            description: JSON.stringify(memo)
-        });
+        // get allowance from firestore
         return { success: true, message: charge };
     } catch (error) {
         debug.error(error.stack, error.status, error.message);
@@ -15,4 +11,4 @@ const getAllowance = async (amount, memo) => {
     }
 };
 
-module.exports = { getAllowance };
+module.exports = { getNodeAllowance };
diff --git a/backend/db/collection.js b/backend/db/collection.js
index d852dc3..2752fde 100644
--- a/backend/db/collection.js
+++ b/backend/db/collection.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const debug = require('../utils/debug');
 const db = require('./db');
-const DB_COLLECTION = 'parkLightning';
+const DB_COLLECTION = 'families';
 
 const collection = db.collection(DB_COLLECTION);
 debug.info(`Connected to collection ${db.projectId}/${DB_COLLECTION}`);