diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/peruse/saran/amritaod/actionareas/applyodActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/peruse/saran/amritaod/actionareas/applyodActivity.java
index 09ad585b475537891cafc70d6489554ffcd7ec89..5ab9c1d097e5033cca790f37f2574c6fb8ece603 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/peruse/saran/amritaod/actionareas/applyodActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/peruse/saran/amritaod/actionareas/applyodActivity.java
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ public class applyodActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements AdapterView.On
             recievedBranch,
             currentdate,
             currentdatesend,
-            startperiod=null,
-            endperiod=null,
-            reason=null;
+            startperiod="",
+            endperiod="",
+            reason="";
     private int PICK_IMAGE_REQUEST = 1,
             CAMERA_REQUEST = 2,
             startyear = calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR),
@@ -178,25 +178,25 @@ public class applyodActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements AdapterView.On
         reason = odapplyreason.getText().toString();
         startperiod = odapplystartperiod.getText().toString();
         endperiod = odapplyendperiod.getText().toString();
-        if(setleavetype.equals("-Select Leave Type-")){
-            Toast.makeText(this,"Please Select the Leave Type", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-        }
-        else if(sendstartdate==null){
+        if(sendstartdate==null){
             Toast.makeText(this, "Please Select the Start Date", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         }
         else if(sendenddate==null){
             Toast.makeText(this, "Please Select the End Date", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         }
-        else if(startperiod==null){
+        else if(startperiod.equals("")){
             Toast.makeText(this, "Please Select the Start Period", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         }
-        else if(endperiod==null){
+        else if(endperiod.equals("")){
             Toast.makeText(this, "Please Select the End Period", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         }
-        else if (reason==null){
+        else if (reason.equals("")){
             Toast.makeText(this, "Please give a reason", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         }
-        if(bitmap==null){
+        else if(setleavetype.equals("-Select Leave Type-")){
+            Toast.makeText(this,"Please Select the Leave Type", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+        }
+        else if(bitmap==null){
             Toast.makeText(this, "Please Select an Image", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         }
         else {