diff --git a/db/metrics.go b/db/metrics.go
index 777412de6..997de887a 100644
--- a/db/metrics.go
+++ b/db/metrics.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stakwork/sphinx-tribes/utils"
 )
@@ -19,18 +20,33 @@ func (db database) TotalPeopleByDateRange(r PaymentDateRange) int64 {
 
 func (db database) TotalPeopleByPeriod(r PaymentDateRange) int64 {
 	var count int64
-	db.db.Model(&Person{}).Where("created < ?", r.StartDate).Count(&count)
+
+	// convert timestamp string to int64
+	timestamp, err := utils.ConvertStringToInt(r.StartDate)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error parsing date:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Convert the timestamp to a time.Time object
+	t := time.Unix(int64(timestamp), 0)
+
+	// Format the time as a human-readable string
+	formattedTime := t.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
+
+	db.db.Model(&Person{}).Where("created < ?", formattedTime).Count(&count)
 	return count
 }
 
 func (db database) GetNewHunters(r PaymentDateRange) int64 {
 	var totalCount int64
-	var newHunters int64
+	var newHunters int64 = 0
 	var huntersByPeriod int64 = db.TotalPeopleByPeriod(r)
 
 	db.db.Model(&Person{}).Count(&totalCount)
 
-	newHunters = totalCount - huntersByPeriod
+	if huntersByPeriod > 0 && totalCount > huntersByPeriod {
+		newHunters = totalCount - huntersByPeriod
+	}
 	return newHunters
 }
 
diff --git a/routes/index.go b/routes/index.go
index 27d4931c8..4b727df43 100644
--- a/routes/index.go
+++ b/routes/index.go
@@ -142,35 +142,35 @@ func getFromAuth(path string) (*extractResponse, error) {
 }
 
 // Middleware to handle InternalServerError
-func internalServerErrorHandler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		rr := &responseRecorder{ResponseWriter: w, statusCode: http.StatusOK}
-		next.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
-
-		if rr.statusCode == http.StatusInternalServerError {
-			fmt.Printf("Internal Server Error: %s %s\n", r.Method, r.URL.Path)
-			http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		}
-	})
-}
+// func internalServerErrorHandler(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+// 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+// 		rr := &responseRecorder{ResponseWriter: w, statusCode: http.StatusOK}
+// 		next.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
+
+// 		if rr.statusCode == http.StatusInternalServerError {
+// 			fmt.Printf("Internal Server Error: %s %s\n", r.Method, r.URL.Path)
+// 			http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+// 		}
+// 	})
+// }
 
 // Custom ResponseWriter to capture status codes
-type responseRecorder struct {
-	http.ResponseWriter
-	statusCode int
-}
+// type responseRecorder struct {
+// 	http.ResponseWriter
+// 	statusCode int
+// }
 
-func (rr *responseRecorder) WriteHeader(code int) {
-	rr.statusCode = code
-	rr.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
-}
+// func (rr *responseRecorder) WriteHeader(code int) {
+// 	rr.statusCode = code
+// 	rr.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
+// }
 
 func initChi() *chi.Mux {
 	r := chi.NewRouter()
 	r.Use(middleware.RequestID)
 	r.Use(middleware.Logger)
 	r.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
-	r.Use(internalServerErrorHandler)
+	// r.Use(internalServerErrorHandler)
 	cors := cors.New(cors.Options{
 		AllowedOrigins:   []string{"*"},
 		AllowedMethods:   []string{"GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS"},