diff --git a/barkmanAPI/Program.cs b/barkmanAPI/Program.cs
index 05d34c0..2d241e9 100644
--- a/barkmanAPI/Program.cs
+++ b/barkmanAPI/Program.cs
@@ -47,12 +47,15 @@ var itemStatusGroup = app.MapGroup(prefix: "/itemstatus")
     .WithTags("Item Status")
     .WithDescription("Endpoints for managing item status");
 
-inventoryGroup.MapGet("/inventory", async (BarkContext db) =>
+inventoryGroup.MapGet("", async (BarkContext db) =>
     await db.Inventory.OrderBy(item => item.Id).ToListAsync());
 
-inventoryGroup.MapGet("/inventory/{id}", async (int id, BarkContext db) =>
+inventoryGroup.MapGet("/{id}", async (int id, BarkContext db) =>
 {
-    var item = await db.Inventory.FindAsync(id);
+    var item = await db.Inventory
+        .Include(item => item.StatusId)
+        .FirstOrDefaultAsync(i => i.Id == id);
+    
     if (item == null)
     {
         return Results.NotFound(new { Message = "Inventory item not found" });
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ inventoryGroup.MapGet("/inventory/{id}", async (int id, BarkContext db) =>
     return Results.Ok(item);
 });
 
-inventoryGroup.MapPut("/inventory/{id}", async (int id, InventoryItems updatedItem, BarkContext db) =>
+inventoryGroup.MapPut("/{id}", async (int id, InventoryItems updatedItem, BarkContext db) =>
 {
     var existingItem = await db.Inventory.FindAsync(id);
     if (existingItem == null)
@@ -82,14 +85,14 @@ inventoryGroup.MapPut("/inventory/{id}", async (int id, InventoryItems updatedIt
 });
 
 
-inventoryGroup.MapPost("/inventory", async (InventoryItems newItem, BarkContext db) =>
+inventoryGroup.MapPost("", async (InventoryItems newItem, BarkContext db) =>
 {
     db.Inventory.Add(newItem);
     await db.SaveChangesAsync();
     return Results.Created($"/inventory/{newItem.Id}", newItem);
 });
 
-inventoryGroup.MapDelete("/inventory/{id}", async (int id, BarkContext db) =>
+inventoryGroup.MapDelete("/{id}", async (int id, BarkContext db) =>
 {
     var item = await db.Inventory.FindAsync(id);
     if (item == null)
@@ -102,17 +105,17 @@ inventoryGroup.MapDelete("/inventory/{id}", async (int id, BarkContext db) =>
     return Results.Ok(new { Message = "Inventory item deleted successfully" });
 });
 
-itemStatusGroup.MapGet("/itemstatus", async (BarkContext db) =>
+itemStatusGroup.MapGet("/", async (BarkContext db) =>
     await db.ItemStatus.ToListAsync());
 
-itemStatusGroup.MapPost("/itemstatus", async (ItemStatus newItemStatus, BarkContext db) =>
+itemStatusGroup.MapPost("/", async (ItemStatus newItemStatus, BarkContext db) =>
 {
     db.ItemStatus.Add(newItemStatus);
     await db.SaveChangesAsync();
     return Results.Created($"/itemstatus/{newItemStatus.Id}", newItemStatus);
 });
 
-itemStatusGroup.MapGet("/itemstatus/{id}", async (string id, BarkContext db) =>
+itemStatusGroup.MapGet("/{id}", async (string id, BarkContext db) =>
 {
     var itemStatus = await db.ItemStatus.FindAsync(id);
     if (itemStatus == null)
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ itemStatusGroup.MapGet("/itemstatus/{id}", async (string id, BarkContext db) =>
     return Results.Ok(itemStatus);
 });
 
-itemStatusGroup.MapPut("/itemstatus/{id}", async (string id, ItemStatus updatedStatus, BarkContext db) =>
+itemStatusGroup.MapPut("/{id}", async (string id, ItemStatus updatedStatus, BarkContext db) =>
 {
     var existingStatus = await db.ItemStatus.FindAsync(id);
     if (existingStatus == null)
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ itemStatusGroup.MapPut("/itemstatus/{id}", async (string id, ItemStatus updatedS
     return Results.Ok(existingStatus);
 });
 
-itemStatusGroup.MapDelete("/itemstatus/{id}", async (string id, BarkContext db) =>
+itemStatusGroup.MapDelete("/{id}", async (string id, BarkContext db) =>
 {
     var itemStatus = await db.ItemStatus.FindAsync(id);
     if (itemStatus == null)
diff --git a/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs b/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
index 224b0e6..79ca512 100644
--- a/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
+++ b/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class InventoryItems
     public string Name { get; set; }
     public string Brand { get; set; }
     public string? SerialNumber { get; set; }
-    public string?  StatusId { get; set; }
+    public ItemStatus  StatusId { get; set; }
     public float? RentalPrice { get; set; }
     public float? ReplacementCost { get; set; }
     public string? Notes { get; set; }