diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/config/WebSocketConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/config/WebSocketConfig.java
index 9efe38e77..030b6e68b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/config/WebSocketConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/config/WebSocketConfig.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 public class WebSocketConfig implements WebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer {
     @Override
     public void registerStompEndpoints(StompEndpointRegistry stompEndpointRegistry) {
-        stompEndpointRegistry.addEndpoint("/websocket-chat")
+        stompEndpointRegistry.addEndpoint("/chat")
                 .setAllowedOrigins("*")
                 .withSockJS();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/dto/MessageDTO.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/dto/MessageDTO.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79e513e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/dto/MessageDTO.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.example.demo.dto;
+
+public class MessageDTO {
+
+    private String message;
+
+    public String getMessage() {
+        return message;
+    }
+
+    public void setMessage(String message) {
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/models/Message.java b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/models/Message.java
index aeb5834cb..a4076b5bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/demo/models/Message.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/demo/models/Message.java
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ public class Message {
     Long id;
     @ManyToOne
     @JoinColumn(name = "profile_id")
-    @JsonIgnoreProperties("messages")
+   // @JsonIgnoreProperties("messages")
     Profile profile;
     String body;
     Date timestamp;
     @ManyToOne
     @JoinColumn(name = "channel_id")
-    @JsonIgnoreProperties("messages")
+    // @JsonIgnoreProperties("messages")
     Channel channel;
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 532817cf8..94980e58a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/chatter_box
-spring.datasource.username=zach
+spring.datasource.username=root
 spring.datasource.password=zipcode0
 spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
 spring.jpa.show-sql=true
diff --git a/target/classes/application.properties b/target/classes/application.properties
index 532817cf8..94980e58a 100644
--- a/target/classes/application.properties
+++ b/target/classes/application.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/chatter_box
-spring.datasource.username=zach
+spring.datasource.username=root
 spring.datasource.password=zipcode0
 spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
 spring.jpa.show-sql=true
diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/demo/WebsocketApplication$1.class b/target/classes/com/example/demo/WebsocketApplication$1.class
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/demo/controller/SocketController.class b/target/classes/com/example/demo/controller/SocketController.class
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/demo/dto/MessageDTO.class b/target/classes/com/example/demo/dto/MessageDTO.class
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/demo/models/Message.class b/target/classes/com/example/demo/models/Message.class
index 2e1832482..0debf0301 100644
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/demo/repository/MessageRepo.class b/target/classes/com/example/demo/repository/MessageRepo.class
index aa8a258cb..3526db893 100644
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