diff --git a/srcs/requirements/nestjs/api_back/src/chat/chat.service.ts b/srcs/requirements/nestjs/api_back/src/chat/chat.service.ts
index 315c2258..fa05248e 100644
--- a/srcs/requirements/nestjs/api_back/src/chat/chat.service.ts
+++ b/srcs/requirements/nestjs/api_back/src/chat/chat.service.ts
@@ -721,8 +721,8 @@ export class ChatService {
 		const room = await this.getRoomByName(room_name);
 		if(!room)
 		{
-			printCallerError(`ERROR in chat: room not found for ${username}`);
-			return [];
+			console.log("throw error: error: true, code: 'ROOM_NOT_FOUND', message: 'room_not_found'");
+			throw new HttpException({ error: true, code: 'ROOM_NOT_FOUND', message: `room_not_found` }, HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
 		}
 		if (!room.users.includes(username))
 		{
@@ -731,8 +731,8 @@ export class ChatService {
 		}
 		if (room.type === "direct")
 		{
-			console.log("throw error: error: true, code: 'LEAVE_DIRECY_FORBIDDEN', message: 'you cannot leave a direct messages conversation'");
-			throw new HttpException({ error: true, code: 'LEAVE_DIRECY_FORBIDDEN', message: `you cannot leave a direct messages conversation` }, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
+			console.log("throw error: error: true, code: 'LEAVE_DIRECT_FORBIDDEN', message: 'you cannot leave a direct messages conversation'");
+			throw new HttpException({ error: true, code: 'LEAVE_DIRECT_FORBIDDEN', message: `you cannot leave a direct messages conversation` }, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
 		}
 
 		// delete user from room
@@ -749,6 +749,7 @@ export class ChatService {
 			else if (room.users)
 			{
 				room.owner = room.users[0];
+				room.admins = [room.users[0]];
 				messages.push(`${room.owner} is now owner of this room`);
 			}
 			else