diff --git a/db/seed.php b/db/seed.php
index d9ad95e..437815e 100644
--- a/db/seed.php
+++ b/db/seed.php
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ function seed_database() {
         // Check if user already exists
         $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT id FROM users WHERE email = ?");
         $stmt->execute([$email]);
-        if ($stmt->fetch()) {
-            echo "Admin user already exists.\n";
+        $adminUserId = $stmt->fetchColumn();
+
+        if ($adminUserId) {
+            echo "Admin user already exists with ID: $adminUserId.\n";
         } else {
             $stmt = $pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO users (email, password_enc, role, display_name) VALUES (?, ?, 'Admin', 'Admin User')");
             $stmt->execute([$email, $hashedPassword]);
-            echo "Admin user created successfully.\n";
+            $adminUserId = $pdo->lastInsertId();
+            echo "Admin user created successfully with ID: $adminUserId.\n";
             echo "Email: " . $email . "\n";
             echo "Password: " . $password . "\n";
         }
@@ -31,18 +34,34 @@ function seed_database() {
     try {
         $stmt = $pdo->query("SELECT count(*) FROM clients");
         if ($stmt->fetchColumn() > 0) {
-            echo "Clients table already seeded.\n";
+            echo "Clients table already has data. Checking for user_id assignment.\n";
+            // Check if clients are unassigned
+            $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT client_id FROM clients WHERE user_id IS NULL OR user_id = 0");
+            $stmt->execute();
+            $unassigned_clients = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_COLUMN);
+
+            if (count($unassigned_clients) > 0) {
+                echo "Found " . count($unassigned_clients) . " unassigned clients. Assigning to admin user.\n";
+                $updateStmt = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE clients SET user_id = ? WHERE client_id = ?");
+                foreach ($unassigned_clients as $client_id) {
+                    $updateStmt->execute([$adminUserId, $client_id]);
+                }
+                echo "Assigned " . count($unassigned_clients) . " clients to admin user.\n";
+            } else {
+                echo "All clients are already assigned to a user.\n";
+            }
         } else {
+            echo "Clients table is empty. Seeding new clients.\n";
             $clients = [
-                ['1001', 'Stark Industries', 'active'],
-                ['1002', 'Wayne Enterprises', 'active'],
-                ['1003', 'Cyberdyne Systems', 'inactive'],
+                ['1001', 'Stark Industries', 'active', $adminUserId],
+                ['1002', 'Wayne Enterprises', 'active', $adminUserId],
+                ['1003', 'Cyberdyne Systems', 'inactive', $adminUserId],
             ];
-            $stmt = $pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO clients (client_id, name, status) VALUES (?, ?, ?)");
+            $stmt = $pdo->prepare("INSERT INTO clients (client_id, name, status, user_id) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)");
             foreach ($clients as $client) {
                 $stmt->execute($client);
             }
-            echo "Seeded " . count($clients) . " clients.\n";
+            echo "Seeded " . count($clients) . " clients for admin user.\n";
         }
     } catch (PDOException $e) {
         echo "Error seeding clients: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";