diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index c7a42a0..949bdf2 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ const pool = mysql.createPool({
     charset: 'utf8mb4'
 });
 
+
+
 async function ensureAdminUsersTable() {
     try {
         await pool.execute(`
@@ -125,6 +127,35 @@ async function ensureAdminUsersTable() {
     }
 }
 
+
+async function ensureEventImagesSortOrderColumn() {
+    try {
+        const [columns] = await pool.execute("SHOW COLUMNS FROM event_images");
+        const columnNames = columns.map(col => col.Field);
+
+        if (!columnNames.includes("sort_order")) {
+            console.log("Adding sort_order column to event_images...");
+
+            await pool.execute(`
+                ALTER TABLE event_images
+                ADD COLUMN sort_order INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
+            `);
+
+            await pool.execute(`
+                UPDATE event_images
+                SET sort_order = id
+            `);
+
+            console.log("sort_order column added successfully.");
+        } else {
+            console.log("sort_order column already exists.");
+        }
+
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Failed to ensure sort_order column:", error.message);
+        throw error;
+    }
+}
 // Test database connection on startup
 async function testDatabaseConnection() {
     try {
@@ -133,6 +164,7 @@ async function testDatabaseConnection() {
         await connection.execute('SELECT 1');
         connection.release();
         await ensureAdminUsersTable();
+        await ensureEventImagesSortOrderColumn();
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('❌ Database connection failed:', error.message);
         process.exit(1);
@@ -546,7 +578,7 @@ app.get('/api/event-images', async (req, res) => {
 app.get('/api/event-images/event/:eventId', async (req, res) => {
     try {
         const [rows] = await pool.execute(
-    'SELECT * FROM event_images WHERE eventid = ? ORDER BY id ASC',
+    'SELECT * FROM event_images WHERE eventid = ? ORDER BY sort_order ASC, id ASC',
     [req.params.eventId]
 );
         res.json({
@@ -631,6 +663,7 @@ app.post('/api/event-images', async (req, res) => {
 // Bulk reorder images
 app.put('/api/event-images/reorder', async (req, res) => {
     try {
+            console.log("Request body:", req.body);
         const { images } = req.body; // Array of { id, sort_order }
         console.log(`Reorder request received for ${images?.length} images`);
 
@@ -666,12 +699,18 @@ app.put('/api/event-images/reorder', async (req, res) => {
             connection.release();
         }
     } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Error reordering images:', error);
-        res.status(500).json({
-            success: false,
-            message: 'Failed to reorder images'
-        });
-    }
+    console.error("===== REORDER ERROR =====");
+    console.error(error);
+    console.error("Message:", error.message);
+    console.error("Code:", error.code);
+    console.error("=========================");
+
+    res.status(500).json({
+        success: false,
+        message: error.message,
+        code: error.code
+    });
+}
 });
 
 app.post('/api/event-images/bulk', async (req, res) => {