diff --git a/src/app/teams/create/page.tsx b/src/app/teams/create/page.tsx
index 3c1bbc5..a36687a 100644
--- a/src/app/teams/create/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/teams/create/page.tsx
@@ -10,34 +10,28 @@ import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { useConvex } from "convex/react";
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import { RootState } from '@/config/store';
+import createAxiosInstance from "@/config/AxiosProtectedRoute";
+import { createNewTeamUrl } from "@/lib/API-URLs";
 
 function CreateTeam() {
   const [teamName, setTeamName] = useState("");
-  const createTeam = useMutation(api.teams.createTeam);
   const user = useSelector((state:RootState)=>state.auth.user)
-  const convex = useConvex();
   const router = useRouter();
+  const axiosInstance = createAxiosInstance(user.accessToken);
 
   const createNewTeam = async() => {
-    const result = await convex.query(api.teams.getTeam, {
-      email: user?.email,
-    });
-    //checking if team with same name alreaady exist. if yes then don't create that team
-    const team = result.find((team: any) => team?.teamName === teamName)
-    if(team){
-      toast.error(`Team with name "${teamName}" already exists. please enter other name.`)
-      return;
-    }
-    createTeam({
-      teamName: teamName,
-      createdBy: user?.email,
-      teamMembers:[user.email]
-    }).then((resp) => {
-      if (resp) {
-        router.push("/dashboard");
-        toast.success("Team created successfully!!!");
+    try {
+      const res = await axiosInstance.post(createNewTeamUrl,{
+        teamName
+      });
+      if(res.status === 200){
+        router.push('/dashboard');
+        toast.success("File created Successfully");
       }
-    });
+    } catch (err) {
+
+      console.log(err);
+    }
   };
   
   return (
diff --git a/src/components/shared/SignupForm.tsx b/src/components/shared/SignupForm.tsx
index 0ed5c1f..1c0d514 100644
--- a/src/components/shared/SignupForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/shared/SignupForm.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ const FormSchema = z
     firstName: z.string().min(3, {
       message: "Minimum Length should be 3",
     }),
-    lastName: z.string().min(8, {
-      message: "Minimum Length should be 8",
+    lastName: z.string().min(3, {
+      message: "Minimum Length should be 3",
     }),
     email: z.string().email().min(1, {
       message: "Email required!",
diff --git a/src/lib/API-URLs.ts b/src/lib/API-URLs.ts
index ecb034f..8ba6413 100644
--- a/src/lib/API-URLs.ts
+++ b/src/lib/API-URLs.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ export const deleteTeamMemberUrl = "/api/teams/members";
 export const updateReadAccessUrl = "/api/files/read";
 export const updateWriteAccessUrl = "/api/files/write";
 export const registerUserUrl = "/api/auth/register";
-export const checkHealthUrl = "/api/health";
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+export const checkHealthUrl = "/api/health";
+export const createNewTeamUrl = "/api/teams/create";
\ No newline at end of file