diff --git a/packages/backend/src/events/dto/create-event.dto.ts b/packages/backend/src/events/dto/create-event.dto.ts
index e78b97e..1e74f91 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/events/dto/create-event.dto.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/events/dto/create-event.dto.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ export class CreateEventDto {
   @IsString()
   title: string;
 
+  @IsBoolean()
+  @IsOptional()
+  @Type(() => Boolean)
+  @Transform(({ value }) => {
+    if (typeof value === 'string') {
+      return value.toLowerCase() === 'true';
+    }
+    return value;
+  })
+  removeEventImage?: boolean;
+
   @ApiProperty({
     description: 'Event description',
     example: 'Event full description',
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/events/dto/update-event.dto.ts b/packages/backend/src/events/dto/update-event.dto.ts
index 9cc9b2a..ad7b003 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/events/dto/update-event.dto.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/events/dto/update-event.dto.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { PartialType } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { CreateEventDto } from './create-event.dto';
-import { IsBoolean, IsEnum, IsOptional, IsString } from 'class-validator';
+import { IsBoolean, IsEnum, IsOptional } from 'class-validator';
 import { EventsTypes } from '@prisma/client';
 import { Transform, Type } from 'class-transformer';
 
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ export class UpdateEventDto extends PartialType(CreateEventDto) {
   })
   accept_subscriptions?: boolean;
 
-  @IsString()
+  @IsBoolean()
   @IsOptional()
-  removeEventImage?: string;
+  @Type(() => Boolean)
+  @Transform(({ value }) => {
+    if (typeof value === 'string') {
+      return value.toLowerCase() === 'true';
+    }
+    return value;
+  })
+  removeEventImage?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/events/events.controller.ts b/packages/backend/src/events/events.controller.ts
index 4c405c8..7205edf 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/events/events.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/events/events.controller.ts
@@ -223,18 +223,13 @@ export class EventsController {
         typeof updateEventDto.accept_subscriptions === 'string'
           ? updateEventDto.accept_subscriptions === 'true'
           : updateEventDto.accept_subscriptions,
+      removeEventImage:
+        typeof updateEventDto.removeEventImage === 'string'
+          ? updateEventDto.removeEventImage === 'true'
+          : updateEventDto.removeEventImage,
     };
 
-    // Check for file removal flag
-    // const removeEventImage = updateEventDto.removeEventImage === 'true';
-
-    return this.eventsService.update(
-      +id,
-      user,
-      updatedEvent,
-      file,
-      // removeEventImage,
-    );
+    return this.eventsService.update(+id, user, updatedEvent, file);
   }
 
   @Roles('ADMIN', 'MENTOR')
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/events/events.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/events/events.service.ts
index eae341c..02fdd4c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/events/events.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/events/events.service.ts
@@ -294,9 +294,15 @@ export class EventsService {
     user: JwtPayload,
     updateEventDto: UpdateEventDto,
     file: Express.Multer.File | null,
-    // removeEventImage: boolean = false,
   ) {
     try {
+      // Remove DTO-only fields that are not part of the Prisma model
+      const {
+        removeEventImage, // not a DB field
+        category_id, // handled via relation
+        ...rest
+      } = updateEventDto;
+
       // VALIDATE EVENT EXIST OR THROW EXCEPTION
       const eventToUpdate = await this.findOne(event_id);
       if (!eventToUpdate) {
@@ -315,15 +321,16 @@ export class EventsService {
       }
 
       // VALIDATE CATGORY OR LEAVE IT NULL
-      const category = updateEventDto.category_id
-        ? await this.validateEventCategory(updateEventDto.category_id)
+      const category = category_id
+        ? await this.validateEventCategory(category_id)
         : null;
 
       // Handle image updates
-      let imagePath: string | undefined;
-
-      if (file && eventToUpdate.image) {
-        // Delete existing image file
+      let imagePath: string | undefined | null;
+      console.log('FLAG TO REMOVE IMAGE:', removeEventImage);
+      console.log('imagePat definition:', imagePath);
+      if ((file && eventToUpdate.image) || removeEventImage) {
+        // If the event already has an image and a new one is sent: Delete previous image
         try {
           await this.filesService.deleteFile(eventToUpdate.image);
           console.log(`Deleted existing event image: ${eventToUpdate.image}`);
@@ -331,23 +338,27 @@ export class EventsService {
           console.error('Error deleting existing event image:', error);
           // Continue with update even if file deletion fails
         }
-        imagePath = undefined;
-      } else if (file) {
-        // Upload new image
+        imagePath = null;
+        console.log('imagePat file & img stored || remove falg:', imagePath);
+      }
+      if (file) {
+        // Upload new image (even if there was an error removing the stored one)
         const uploadedImage = await this.uploadImage(file);
         imagePath = uploadedImage.path + '/' + uploadedImage.fileName;
-      } else {
-        // Keep existing image
-        imagePath = eventToUpdate.image;
+        console.log('imagePat if file:', imagePath);
       }
 
       // UPDATE EVENT INFORMATION
-      const eventData = {
-        ...updateEventDto,
+      const eventData: any = {
+        ...rest,
         image: imagePath,
-        category_id: category ? category.id : undefined,
       };
+      // Only update category if provided
+      if (category) {
+        eventData.category = { connect: { id: category.id } };
+      }
 
+      console.log('EVENT DATA TO UPDATE FINAL: ', eventData);
       const updatedEvent = await this.prisma.events.update({
         where: { id: event_id },
         data: eventData,