diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd2387193942f0a549e076dca11c650320bd6b30..a3c3380aa4b3b25f2be070026cae5cbf2953ba72 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 # MongoDB
 /data/
 #photos
-/public/uploads/*
+
 
diff --git a/public/uploads/1696775788500-image2.jpg b/public/uploads/1696775788500-image2.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/public/uploads/1696775788500-image3.jpg b/public/uploads/1696775788500-image3.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/test/routes.test.js b/test/routes.test.js
index b808d3001f0e96ac7220911f3deebaa3f71054c3..8db04b664685fbc64ef5ba9e68a4859875dc2afb 100644
--- a/test/routes.test.js
+++ b/test/routes.test.js
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ describe('POST /add-announcement', () => {
         if (fs.existsSync(uploadedFilePath)) {
             fs.unlinkSync(uploadedFilePath);
         }*/
+        await Announcement.deleteOne({ _id: announcementData._id });
         await agent.get('/logout');
     });
 
@@ -671,6 +672,8 @@ describe('GET /announcements/delete/:id', () => {
         expect(res).to.have.status(403);
         const deletedAnnouncement = await Announcement.findById(announcement._id);
         expect(deletedAnnouncement).not.to.be.null;
+        await Announcement.deleteOne({ _id: announcement._id });
+        await consultant.get('/logout');
     });
 
     describe('POST /announcements/:id/update', () => {
@@ -715,6 +718,9 @@ describe('GET /announcements/delete/:id', () => {
             const updatedAnnouncement = await Announcement.findById(announcement._id);
             expect(updatedAnnouncement.title).to.equal(updatedAnnouncementData.title);
             expect(updatedAnnouncement.description).to.equal(updatedAnnouncementData.description);
+
+            await Announcement.deleteOne({ _id: announcement._id });
+            await agentAgent.get('/logout');
         });
 
         it('should allow an agent who is not the owner of the ad to update it', async function () {
@@ -758,6 +764,9 @@ describe('GET /announcements/delete/:id', () => {
             const updatedAnnouncement = await Announcement.findById(announcement._id);
             expect(updatedAnnouncement.title).to.equal(updatedAnnouncementData.title);
             expect(updatedAnnouncement.description).to.equal(updatedAnnouncementData.description);
+
+            await Announcement.deleteOne({ _id: announcement._id });
+            await agentAgent.get('/logout');
         });
 
         it('should not allow a consultant to update an announcement', async function () {
@@ -803,6 +812,9 @@ describe('GET /announcements/delete/:id', () => {
             const updatedAnnouncement = await Announcement.findById(announcement._id);
             expect(updatedAnnouncement.title).to.equal(announcement.title);
             expect(updatedAnnouncement.description).to.equal(announcement.description);
+
+            await Announcement.deleteOne({ _id: announcement._id });
+            await consultantAgent.get('/logout');
         });
 
     });
@@ -855,6 +867,9 @@ describe('GET /announcements/delete/:id', () => {
 
             // Cleanup: Delete the backup file
             fs.unlinkSync(backupFilePath);
+
+            await Announcement.deleteOne({ _id: announcement._id });
+            await agentAgent.get('/logout');
         });
         it('should allow an agent to delete a photo from an announcement that is not its annoucement', async () => {
             const agentAgent = chai.request.agent(app);
@@ -887,6 +902,9 @@ describe('GET /announcements/delete/:id', () => {
 
             const updatedAnnouncement = await Announcement.findById(announcementId);
             expect(updatedAnnouncement.photos).to.include(filenameToDelete);
+
+            await Announcement.deleteOne({ _id: announcement._id });
+            await agentAgent.get('/logout');
         });
     });