diff --git a/app/router/group_user.py b/app/router/group_user.py
index 4a3e23d..62790e8 100644
--- a/app/router/group_user.py
+++ b/app/router/group_user.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def get_group_user(request: Request):
     )
     if is_response_valid(response, "Group-User API could not fetch the data!"):
         return is_response_empty(
-            response.json()[0], True, "Group-User record does not exist!"
+            response.json(), True, "Group-User record does not exist!"
         )
 
 
diff --git a/app/router/student.py b/app/router/student.py
index a171482..ac89ea7 100644
--- a/app/router/student.py
+++ b/app/router/student.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ async def verify_student(request: Request, student_id: str):
                                 }
                             )
                         )
-                        if not group_user_response:
+                        if not group_user_response or group_user_response == []:
                             return False
             return True