diff --git a/src/app/modules/payments/stripe.controller.ts b/src/app/modules/payments/stripe.controller.ts
index 4ac56825d9..b8e2c919ba 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/payments/stripe.controller.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/payments/stripe.controller.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ export const downloadPaymentInvoice: ControllerHandler<{
           paymentId,
         },
       })
-      return res.redirect(pdfUrl)
+      return res.status(StatusCodes.OK).json({ message: pdfUrl })
+      // return res.redirect(pdfUrl)
     })
     .mapErr((error) => {
       logger.error({