diff --git a/components/InstitutionTab/InstitutionTab.jsx b/components/InstitutionTab/InstitutionTab.jsx
index ebb6e7b..97d4a69 100644
--- a/components/InstitutionTab/InstitutionTab.jsx
+++ b/components/InstitutionTab/InstitutionTab.jsx
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export const InstitutionTab = forwardRef(
     const institutionFields =
       institutionsFieldArray.fields[getInstitutionIndex(institutionName)];
     const institutionDefaultValues =
-      defaultValues.institutions[getInstitutionIndex(institutionName)];
+      defaultValues.institutions?.[getInstitutionIndex(institutionName)] ??
+      null;
     const institutionCurrentValues = useWatch({
       control,
       name: institutionName,
diff --git a/components/RecordForm/RecordForm.jsx b/components/RecordForm/RecordForm.jsx
index 136b1cf..a948310 100644
--- a/components/RecordForm/RecordForm.jsx
+++ b/components/RecordForm/RecordForm.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Root element of the form
 import { useForm, FormProvider, useFieldArray } from "react-hook-form";
 import classes from "./RecordForm.module.css";
 import { Button, Progress, useToast } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useState } from "react";
 
 import { InstitutionsList } from "components/InstitutionsList";
 import { FormHeader } from "~/FormHeader";
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function RecordForm() {
   const [isInstitutionOpen, setIsInstitutionOpen] = useState(false);
   const [selectedInstitutionIndex, setSelectedInstitutionIndex] = useState(0);
   const [errorState, setErrorState] = useState(false);
-
+  const toast = useToast({ position: "top" });
   const router = useRouter();
   const arrayName = "institutions";
 
@@ -88,8 +88,23 @@ export function RecordForm() {
                 Cancel
               </Button>
               <Button
-                onClick={formMethods.handleSubmit((data) => {
-                  appendRecord(data);
+                onClick={formMethods.handleSubmit(async (data) => {
+                  try {
+                    await appendRecord(data);
+                    router.push("/");
+                    toast({
+                      title: "Record saved",
+                      status: "success",
+                      duration: 4000,
+                    });
+                  } catch (error) {
+                    toast({
+                      title: "Error saving record",
+                      description: error.message,
+                      status: "error",
+                      duration: 4000,
+                    });
+                  }
                 })}
               >
                 Save
diff --git a/public/next.svg b/public/next.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 5174b28..0000000
--- a/public/next.svg
+++ /dev/null
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diff --git a/public/vercel.svg b/public/vercel.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index d2f8422..0000000
--- a/public/vercel.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 283 64"><path fill="black" d="M141 16c-11 0-19 7-19 18s9 18 20 18c7 0 13-3 16-7l-7-5c-2 3-6 4-9 4-5 0-9-3-10-7h28v-3c0-11-8-18-19-18zm-9 15c1-4 4-7 9-7s8 3 9 7h-18zm117-15c-11 0-19 7-19 18s9 18 20 18c6 0 12-3 16-7l-8-5c-2 3-5 4-8 4-5 0-9-3-11-7h28l1-3c0-11-8-18-19-18zm-10 15c2-4 5-7 10-7s8 3 9 7h-19zm-39 3c0 6 4 10 10 10 4 0 7-2 9-5l8 5c-3 5-9 8-17 8-11 0-19-7-19-18s8-18 19-18c8 0 14 3 17 8l-8 5c-2-3-5-5-9-5-6 0-10 4-10 10zm83-29v46h-9V5h9zM37 0l37 64H0L37 0zm92 5-27 48L74 5h10l18 30 17-30h10zm59 12v10l-3-1c-6 0-10 4-10 10v15h-9V17h9v9c0-5 6-9 13-9z"/></svg>
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diff --git a/serverActions/appendRecord.js b/serverActions/appendRecord.js
index 635aa80..f41a423 100644
--- a/serverActions/appendRecord.js
+++ b/serverActions/appendRecord.js
@@ -99,6 +99,6 @@ export async function appendRecord(formData) {
     await record.save();
     console.log("Document saved to db");
   } catch (error) {
-    throw new Error("Error saving document:", error);
+    throw new Error("Error saving document:", error.message);
   }
 }
diff --git a/serverActions/getLatestRecord.js b/serverActions/getLatestRecord.js
index 24450fb..1de28ee 100644
--- a/serverActions/getLatestRecord.js
+++ b/serverActions/getLatestRecord.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export async function getLatestRecord() {
       .sort({ createdAt: -1 })
       .limit(1)
       .exec();
-    const institutionsList = latestRecord[0].institutions.toObject({
+    const institutionsList = latestRecord[0]?.institutions.toObject({
       transform: function (doc, ret) {
         delete ret._id;
         return ret;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export async function getLatestRecord() {
     });
 
     const initialValues = {
-      institutions: institutionsList.map((institution) => ({
+      institutions: institutionsList?.map((institution) => ({
         ...institution,
         isDeleted: false,
       })),