diff --git a/src/hooks/useDashboardData.ts b/src/hooks/useDashboardData.ts
index 4f4ab5c..3c7b4e8 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDashboardData.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useDashboardData.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ interface DashboardStats {
   totalItemsInStock: string;
   stockOutLast30Days: string;
   lowStockAlerts: string;
-  totalCustomers: string;
+  totalCustomers: string; // Added totalCustomers property
 }
 
 interface MonthlyActivity {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
     totalItemsInStock: "0",
     stockOutLast30Days: "0",
     lowStockAlerts: "0",
-    totalCustomers: "0",
+    totalCustomers: "0", // Initialize totalCustomers
   });
   const [monthlyActivityData, setMonthlyActivityData] = useState<MonthlyActivity[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
           await pb.admins.authWithPassword('david@wfsales.co.za', '1234567890');
           console.log('Re-authenticated as admin successfully.');
         } catch (authError: any) {
-          // Check if the error is due to abortion
           if (authError.name === 'AbortError') {
             console.log('Authentication request aborted.');
             return;
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
       // Fetch all stock items
       const stockRecords = await pb.collection('stock_items').getFullList({
         sort: '-created',
-        signal: abortSignal, // Pass the abort signal
+        signal: abortSignal,
       });
 
       let calculatedTotalStockValue = 0;
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
       stockRecords.forEach((item: any) => {
         calculatedTotalStockValue += (item.quantity * item.cost_price);
         calculatedTotalItemsInStock += item.quantity;
-        if (item.quantity < 10) { // Define low stock threshold as < 10
+        if (item.quantity < 10) {
           calculatedLowStockAlerts++;
         }
       });
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
       const thirtyDaysAgo = subDays(new Date(), 30).toISOString();
       const bookOutRecordsLast30Days = await pb.collection('book_out_records').getFullList({
         filter: `date_booked_out >= "${thirtyDaysAgo}"`,
-        signal: abortSignal, // Pass the abort signal
+        signal: abortSignal,
       });
 
       let calculatedStockOutLast30Days = 0;
@@ -81,7 +80,10 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
       });
 
       // Fetch total customers
-      const totalCustomers = await pb.collection('customers').getTotal();
+      const totalCustomersRecord = await pb.collection('customers').getFirstListItem('', {
+        signal: abortSignal,
+      });
+      const totalCustomers = totalCustomersRecord.total;
 
       setStats({
         totalStockValue: new Intl.NumberFormat("en-ZA", {
@@ -96,8 +98,8 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
 
       // --- Monthly Activity Data for Charts ---
       const now = new Date();
-      const currentYearStart = startOfYear(now); // Start of the current year
-      const currentMonthEnd = startOfMonth(now); // Start of the current month (for interval end)
+      const currentYearStart = startOfYear(now);
+      const currentMonthEnd = startOfMonth(now);
 
       const monthsInterval = eachMonthOfInterval({
         start: currentYearStart,
@@ -107,14 +109,14 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
       const monthlyDataMap = new Map<string, { stockIn: number; stockOut: number }>();
 
       monthsInterval.forEach(month => {
-        const monthKey = format(month, 'MMM'); // e.g., 'Jan', 'Feb'
+        const monthKey = format(month, 'MMM');
         monthlyDataMap.set(monthKey, { stockIn: 0, stockOut: 0 });
       });
 
-      // Process stock items for 'stockIn' (based on creation date)
+      // Process stock items for 'stockIn'
       stockRecords.forEach((item: any) => {
         const createdDate = new Date(item.created);
-        if (createdDate >= currentYearStart) { // Filter by current year start
+        if (createdDate >= currentYearStart) {
           const monthKey = format(createdDate, 'MMM');
           if (monthlyDataMap.has(monthKey)) {
             const current = monthlyDataMap.get(monthKey)!;
@@ -124,15 +126,15 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
         }
       });
 
-      // Process all book out records for 'stockOut'
-      const allBookOutRecords = await pb.collection('book_out_records').getFullList({
+      // Fetch all book out records for 'stockOut'
+      const allBookOutRecords = await pb.collection('book_out_records').getFullList({ // Declared allBookOutRecords here
         sort: '-created',
-        signal: abortSignal, // Pass the abort signal
+        signal: abortSignal,
       });
 
       allBookOutRecords.forEach((record: any) => {
         const bookedOutDate = new Date(record.date_booked_out);
-        if (bookedOutDate >= currentYearStart) { // Filter by current year start
+        if (bookedOutDate >= currentYearStart) {
           const monthKey = format(bookedOutDate, 'MMM');
           if (monthlyDataMap.has(monthKey)) {
             const current = monthlyDataMap.get(monthKey)!;
@@ -142,7 +144,6 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
         }
       });
 
-      // Convert map to array, maintaining chronological order
       const sortedMonthlyData: MonthlyActivity[] = monthsInterval.map(month => {
         const monthKey = format(month, 'MMM');
         return {
@@ -153,22 +154,7 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
 
       setMonthlyActivityData(sortedMonthlyData);
 
-      // Fetch total customers
-      const totalCustomersValue = await pb.collection('customers').getTotal();
-
-      setStats({
-        totalStockValue: new Intl.NumberFormat("en-ZA", {
-          style: "currency",
-          currency: "ZAR",
-        }).format(calculatedTotalStockValue),
-        totalItemsInStock: calculatedTotalItemsInStock.toString(),
-        stockOutLast30Days: calculatedStockOutLast30Days.toString(),
-        lowStockAlerts: calculatedLowStockAlerts.toString(),
-        totalCustomers: totalCustomersValue.toString(),
-      });
-
     } catch (err: any) {
-      // Check if the error is due to abortion, if so, ignore it
       if (err.name === 'AbortError') {
         console.log('Dashboard data fetch aborted.');
         return;
@@ -186,16 +172,16 @@ export function useDashboardData() {
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);
     }
-  }, []); // Empty dependency array for useCallback to ensure fetchDashboardData is stable
+  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const abortController = new AbortController();
     fetchDashboardData(abortController.signal);
 
     return () => {
-      abortController.abort(); // Abort any pending requests on unmount or re-run
+      abortController.abort();
     };
-  }, [fetchDashboardData]); // Now fetchDashboardData is stable, so this won't cause a loop
+  }, [fetchDashboardData]);
 
   return { stats, monthlyActivityData, loading, error, refresh: fetchDashboardData };
 }
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