diff --git a/view_order.php b/view_order.php
index b2cdb28..fe333de 100644
--- a/view_order.php
+++ b/view_order.php
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ $success_message = '';
 // Check if order ID is provided
 if (isset($_GET['id']) && is_numeric($_GET['id'])) {
     $order_id = $_GET['id'];
-
-        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT o.*, o.query_text, o.reply_text, u.name as sales_rep_name FROM orders o JOIN users u ON o.sales_rep_id = u.id WHERE o.id = :id");
+    try {
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT o.*, o.query_text, o.reply_text, u.name as sales_rep_name FROM orders o LEFT JOIN users u ON o.sales_rep_id = u.id WHERE o.id = :id");
         $stmt->bindParam(':id', $order_id, PDO::PARAM_INT);
         $stmt->execute();
         $order = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ if (isset($_GET['id']) && is_numeric($_GET['id'])) {
             }
         }
     } catch (PDOException $e) {
-        error_log("Database error fetching order: " . $e->getMessage());
-        $errors[] = "Error loading order details. Please try again later.";
+        $errors[] = "Database error fetching order: " . $e->getMessage();
     }
 } else {
     $errors[] = "No order ID provided.";
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST' && $edit_mode && $order) {
 
             $success_message = "Order updated successfully!";
             // Re-fetch order to display updated data
-            $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT o.*, u.name as sales_rep_name FROM orders o JOIN users u ON o.sales_rep_id = u.id WHERE o.id = :id");
+            $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT o.*, u.name as sales_rep_name FROM orders o LEFT JOIN users u ON o.sales_rep_id = u.id WHERE o.id = :id");
             $stmt->bindParam(':id', $order_id, PDO::PARAM_INT);
             $stmt->execute();
             $order = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);