diff --git a/app/(dashboard)/devices/[deviceId]/page.tsx b/app/(dashboard)/devices/[deviceId]/page.tsx
index bd6dfb8..c9a8f7c 100644
--- a/app/(dashboard)/devices/[deviceId]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(dashboard)/devices/[deviceId]/page.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import BlockDeviceDialog from "@/components/block-device-dialog";
+import ClientErrorMessage from "@/components/client-error-message";
 import Search from "@/components/search";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { getDevice } from "@/queries/devices";
 import { tryCatch } from "@/utils/tryCatch";
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
 import React from "react";
 
 export default async function DeviceDetails({
@@ -12,7 +14,15 @@ export default async function DeviceDetails({
 }) {
 	const deviceId = (await params)?.deviceId;
 	const [error, device] = await tryCatch(getDevice({ deviceId: deviceId }));
-	if (error) return <div>{error.message}</div>;
+	if (error) {
+		// Handle specific actions for certain errors, but reuse the error message
+		if (error.message === "UNAUTHORIZED") {
+			redirect("/auth/signin");
+		} else {
+			// For all other errors, display the error message directly
+			return <ClientErrorMessage message={error.message} />;
+		}
+	}
 	if (!device) return null;
 
 	return (
@@ -38,11 +48,6 @@ export default async function DeviceDetails({
 							ACTIVE
 						</p>
 					)}
-					<BlockDeviceDialog
-						device={device}
-						type={device.blocked ? "unblock" : "block"}
-					/>
-					<pre>{JSON.stringify(device.blocked, null, 2)}</pre>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
diff --git a/components/auth/login-form.tsx b/components/auth/login-form.tsx
index 9062dc7..4bdb163 100644
--- a/components/auth/login-form.tsx
+++ b/components/auth/login-form.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function LoginForm() {
 
 	return (
 		<form
-			className="bg-white overflow-clip dark:bg-transparent dark:border-2 w-full max-w-xs mx-auto rounded-lg shadow mt-4"
+			className="overflow-clip title-bg dark:border-2 w-full max-w-xs mx-auto rounded-lg shadow border mt-4"
 			action={formAction}
 		>
 			<div className="py-4 px-4">
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export default function LoginForm() {
 					<PhoneInput
 						id="phone-number"
 						name="phoneNumber"
-						className="b0rder"
 						maxLength={8}
 						disabled={isPending}
 						placeholder="Enter phone number"
diff --git a/components/auth/verify-otp-form.tsx b/components/auth/verify-otp-form.tsx
index 8404588..80c7a8d 100644
--- a/components/auth/verify-otp-form.tsx
+++ b/components/auth/verify-otp-form.tsx
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ export default function VerifyOTPForm({
 	return (
 		<form
 			onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}
-			className="w-full max-w-xs  rounded-lg shadow my-4"
+			className="w-full max-w-xs title-bg border rounded-lg shadow my-4"
 		>
 			<div className="grid pb-4 pt-4 gap-4 px-4">
-				<div className="">
-					<Label htmlFor="otp-number" className="text-gray-500">
+				<div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+					<Label htmlFor="otp-number" className="sr-only text-gray-500">
 						Enter the OTP
 					</Label>
 					<Input
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ export default function VerifyOTPForm({
 						id="otp-number"
 						{...register("pin")}
 						type="text"
+						placeholder="Enter OTP"
+						className="bg-white dark:bg-sarLinkOrange/10"
 					/>
 					{errors.pin && (
 						<p className="text-red-500 text-sm">{errors.pin.message}</p>
diff --git a/components/block-device-dialog.tsx b/components/block-device-dialog.tsx
index 9124b61..9de0b2b 100644
--- a/components/block-device-dialog.tsx
+++ b/components/block-device-dialog.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { blockDevice } from "@/actions/omada-actions";
+import { blockDevice as BlockDeviceFromOmada } from "@/actions/omada-actions";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import {
 	Dialog,
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import {
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import type { Device } from "@/lib/backend-types";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { blockDevice } from "@/queries/devices";
+
 import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
 import { OctagonX } from "lucide-react";
 import { useState } from "react";
@@ -46,11 +48,9 @@ export default function BlockDeviceDialog({
 		console.log(data);
 		toast.promise(
 			blockDevice({
-				macAddress: device.mac,
-				type: type,
-				reason: data.reasonForBlocking,
-				blockedBy: "ADMIN",
-				// reason: data.reasonForBlocking,
+				deviceId: String(device.id),
+				reason_for_blocking: data.reasonForBlocking,
+				blocked_by: "ADMIN",
 			}),
 			{
 				loading: "Blocking...",
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default function BlockDeviceDialog({
 					onClick={() => {
 						setDisabled(true);
 						toast.promise(
-							blockDevice({
+							BlockDeviceFromOmada({
 								macAddress: device.mac,
 								type: "unblock",
 								reason: "",
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export default function BlockDeviceDialog({
 							onClick={() => {
 								setDisabled(true);
 								toast.promise(
-									blockDevice({
+									BlockDeviceFromOmada({
 										macAddress: device.mac,
 										type: "block",
 										reason: "",
diff --git a/components/client-error-message.tsx b/components/client-error-message.tsx
index 6f56bac..cdb50d7 100644
--- a/components/client-error-message.tsx
+++ b/components/client-error-message.tsx
@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ export default function ClientErrorMessage({ message }: { message: string }) {
 			<div className="bg-white dark:bg-transparent p-6 rounded flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-4">
 				<TriangleAlert color="red" />
 				<h6 className="text-red-500 text-sm font-semibold">{message}</h6>
-				<span className="text-muted-foreground">
-					Please contact the administrator to give you permissions.
-				</span>
-				<Link href="tel:9198026">
-					<Button>
-						<Phone /> 919-8026
-					</Button>
-				</Link>
+				{message === "You do not have permission to perform this action." && (
+					<>
+						<span className="text-muted-foreground">
+							Please contact the administrator to give you permissions.
+						</span>
+						<Link href="tel:9198026">
+							<Button>
+								<Phone /> 919-8026
+							</Button>
+						</Link>
+					</>
+				)}
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	);
diff --git a/components/devices-table.tsx b/components/devices-table.tsx
index 2142d84..f80a64a 100644
--- a/components/devices-table.tsx
+++ b/components/devices-table.tsx
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ export async function DevicesTable({
 		getDevices({ query: query, limit: limit, offset: offset }),
 	);
 	if (error) {
-		if (error.message === "Invalid token.") redirect("/auth/signin");
-		return <ClientErrorMessage message={error.message} />;
+		if (error.message === "UNAUTHORIZED") {
+			redirect("/auth/signin");
+		} else {
+			return <ClientErrorMessage message={error.message} />;
+		}
 	}
 	const { meta, data } = devices;
 	return (
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ export async function DevicesTable({
 									<TableCell colSpan={2}>
 										{query?.length > 0 && (
 											<p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-												Showing {meta?.total} locations for &quot;{query}
+												Showing {meta?.total} devices for &quot;{query}
 												&quot;
 											</p>
 										)}
diff --git a/components/payments-table.tsx b/components/payments-table.tsx
index 1a2f1f5..7834a79 100644
--- a/components/payments-table.tsx
+++ b/components/payments-table.tsx
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export async function PaymentsTable({
 									<TableCell colSpan={2}>
 										{query.length > 0 && (
 											<p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-												Showing {payments?.data?.length} locations for &quot;
+												Showing {payments?.data?.length} payments for &quot;
 												{query}
 												&quot;
 											</p>
diff --git a/components/ui/app-sidebar.tsx b/components/ui/app-sidebar.tsx
index cd04324..c55d7a4 100644
--- a/components/ui/app-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/app-sidebar.tsx
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ export async function AppSidebar({
 			children: [
 				{
 					title: "Devices",
-					link: "/devices",
+					link: "/devices?page=1",
 					perm_identifier: "device",
 					icon: <Smartphone size={16} />,
 				},
 				{
 					title: "Payments",
-					link: "/payments",
+					link: "/payments?page=1",
 					icon: <CreditCard size={16} />,
 					perm_identifier: "payment",
 				},
diff --git a/components/ui/phone-input.tsx b/components/ui/phone-input.tsx
index 5474a58..7863041 100644
--- a/components/ui/phone-input.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/phone-input.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const InputComponent = React.forwardRef<
 	HTMLInputElement,
 	React.ComponentProps<"input">
 >(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
-	<Input className={cn("mx-2", className)} {...props} ref={ref} />
+	<Input className={cn("mx-2 bg-white/10", className)} {...props} ref={ref} />
 ));
 InputComponent.displayName = "InputComponent";
 
diff --git a/queries/devices.ts b/queries/devices.ts
index 2b890cf..fffd1ec 100644
--- a/queries/devices.ts
+++ b/queries/devices.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { authOptions } from "@/app/auth";
 import type { ApiError, ApiResponse, Device } from "@/lib/backend-types";
 import { checkSession } from "@/utils/session";
+import { handleApiResponse } from "@/utils/tryCatch";
 import { getServerSession } from "next-auth";
 import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
 
@@ -27,17 +28,7 @@ export async function getDevices({ query, offset, limit }: GetDevicesProps) {
 		},
 	);
 
-	if (!response.ok) {
-		const errorData = (await response.json()) as ApiError;
-		const errorMessage =
-			errorData.message || errorData.detail || "An error occurred.";
-		const error = new Error(errorMessage);
-		(error as ApiError & { details?: ApiError }).details = errorData; // Attach the errorData to the error object
-		throw error;
-	}
-
-	const data = (await response.json()) as ApiResponse<Device>;
-	return data;
+	return handleApiResponse<ApiResponse<Device>>(response, "getDevices");
 }
 
 export async function getDevice({ deviceId }: { deviceId: string }) {
@@ -52,16 +43,7 @@ export async function getDevice({ deviceId }: { deviceId: string }) {
 			},
 		},
 	);
-	if (!response.ok) {
-		const errorData = (await response.json()) as ApiError;
-		const errorMessage =
-			errorData.message || errorData.detail || "An error occurred.";
-		const error = new Error(errorMessage);
-		(error as ApiError & { details?: ApiError }).details = errorData; // Attach the errorData to the error object
-		throw error;
-	}
-	const device = (await response.json()) as Device;
-	return device;
+	return handleApiResponse<Device>(response, "getDevice");
 }
 
 export async function addDevice({
@@ -88,15 +70,35 @@ export async function addDevice({
 			}),
 		},
 	);
-	if (!response.ok) {
-		const errorData = (await response.json()) as ApiError;
-		const errorMessage =
-			errorData.message || errorData.detail || "An error occurred.";
-		const error = new Error(errorMessage);
-		(error as ApiError & { details?: ApiError }).details = errorData; // Attach the errorData to the error object
-		throw error;
-	}
-	const data = (await response.json()) as SingleDevice;
-	revalidatePath("/devices");
-	return data;
+	return handleApiResponse<SingleDevice>(response, "addDevice");
+}
+
+export async function blockDevice({
+	deviceId,
+	reason_for_blocking,
+	blocked_by,
+}: {
+	deviceId: string;
+	reason_for_blocking: string;
+	blocked_by: "ADMIN" | "PARENT";
+}) {
+	const session = await getServerSession(authOptions);
+	const response = await fetch(
+		`${process.env.SARLINK_API_BASE_URL}/api/devices/${deviceId}/block/`,
+		{
+			method: "PUT",
+			headers: {
+				"Content-Type": "application/json",
+				Authorization: `Token ${session?.apiToken}`,
+			},
+			body: JSON.stringify({
+				blocked: true,
+				reason_for_blocking: session?.user?.is_superuser
+					? reason_for_blocking
+					: "Blocked by parent",
+				blocked_by: session?.user?.is_superuser ? "ADMIN" : "PARENT",
+			}),
+		},
+	);
+	return handleApiResponse<Device>(response, "blockDevice");
 }
diff --git a/utils/tryCatch.ts b/utils/tryCatch.ts
index 77e978d..a4aa008 100644
--- a/utils/tryCatch.ts
+++ b/utils/tryCatch.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,33 @@ export async function tryCatch<T, E = Error>(promise: T | Promise<T>) {
 		return [error as E, null] as const;
 	}
 }
+
+export async function handleApiResponse<T>(
+	response: Response,
+	fnName?: string,
+) {
+	const responseData = await response.json();
+	if (response.status === 401) {
+		throw new Error("UNAUTHORIZED");
+	}
+
+	if (response.status === 403) {
+		throw new Error(
+			responseData.message ||
+				"Forbidden; you do not have permission to access this resource.",
+		);
+	}
+
+	if (response.status === 429) {
+		throw new Error(
+			responseData.message || "Too many requests; please try again later.",
+		);
+	}
+
+	if (!response.ok) {
+		console.log(`API Error Response from ${fnName}:`, responseData);
+		throw new Error(responseData.message || "Something went wrong.");
+	}
+
+	return responseData as T;
+}