diff --git a/app/db/models.py b/app/db/models.py
index 0d5f1b4..9cdce96 100644
--- a/app/db/models.py
+++ b/app/db/models.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class File(Base):
     filepath = Column(String) # backup location
     filesize_kb = Column(Float)
     status = Column(String)
-    box_id = Column(String, ForeignKey("boxes.product_id"), nullable=True)
+    box_id = Column(String, nullable=True)
     date_created = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.now)
     date_modified = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.now, onupdate=datetime.now)
 
diff --git a/app/schemas/box.py b/app/schemas/box.py
index fe88e9a..f99230f 100644
--- a/app/schemas/box.py
+++ b/app/schemas/box.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class CreateOpenBoxRequest(BaseModel):
     product_id: str = Field(..., title="Product ID")
     file_ids: list[str] = Field(None, title="File IDs")
     num_cards_actual: Optional[int] = Field(None, title="Number of cards actual")
-    date_opened: Optional [str] = Field(None, title="Date Opened")
+    date_opened: Optional[str] = Field(None, title="Date Opened")
 
 # RESPONSE
 class CreateOpenBoxResponse(BaseModel):
diff --git a/app/services/box.py b/app/services/box.py
index e3427cd..5f3ef89 100644
--- a/app/services/box.py
+++ b/app/services/box.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ class BoxService:
                 date_opened=datetime.strptime(box_data.date_opened, "%Y-%m-%d") if box_data.date_opened else datetime.now()
             )
             self.db.add(open_box)
+            self.db.flush()
 
             staged_product_data = self.get_staged_product_data(box_data.file_ids)
             product_data = self.aggregate_staged_product_data(staged_product_data)
diff --git a/requests.md b/requests.md
index 7d3cd90..06983f3 100644
--- a/requests.md
+++ b/requests.md
@@ -11,15 +11,12 @@ curl -X POST http://192.168.1.41:8000/api/boxes \
 -F "sku=195166231631" \
 -F "num_cards_expected=540"
 
-curl -X POST http://192.168.1.41:8000/api/boxes/588dddad-0661-4541-a16c-beba1c564b4f/open \
--F "product_id=588dddad-0661-4541-a16c-beba1c564b4f" \
--F "file_ids=b06c8808-d024-4bb4-8b77-89d4f8b92938,8349456c-d588-4c50-bfd4-f5895d3b4a43,33fee9cf-790a-4f50-91b9-dfdf1adc75c7,12f848c7-80b9-4ce2-8be8-1f36e714bd6f,f5b6513c-97e3-423c-9f4d-73f058529e4f,995249ac-97df-40be-a779-3acca32eb186" \
--F "date_opened=2025-02-10"
-
-
-b06c8808-d024-4bb4-8b77-89d4f8b92938
-8349456c-d588-4c50-bfd4-f5895d3b4a43
-33fee9cf-790a-4f50-91b9-dfdf1adc75c7
-12f848c7-80b9-4ce2-8be8-1f36e714bd6f
-f5b6513c-97e3-423c-9f4d-73f058529e4f
-995249ac-97df-40be-a779-3acca32eb186
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+curl -X POST "http://192.168.1.41:8000/api/boxes/588dddad-0661-4541-a16c-beba1c564b4f/open" \
+  -F "product_id=588dddad-0661-4541-a16c-beba1c564b4f" \
+  -F "file_ids=b06c8808-d024-4bb4-8b77-89d4f8b92938" \
+  -F "file_ids=8349456c-d588-4c50-bfd4-f5895d3b4a43" \
+  -F "file_ids=33fee9cf-790a-4f50-91b9-dfdf1adc75c7" \
+  -F "file_ids=12f848c7-80b9-4ce2-8be8-1f36e714bd6f" \
+  -F "file_ids=f5b6513c-97e3-423c-9f4d-73f058529e4f" \
+  -F "file_ids=995249ac-97df-40be-a779-3acca32eb186" \
+  -F "date_opened=2025-02-10"
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