diff --git a/app/api/profiles/route.ts b/app/api/profiles/route.ts
index f7b15dda..75180347 100644
--- a/app/api/profiles/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/profiles/route.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
     id: {not: session?.user?.id},
   };
 
+  where.profile = {};
+  where.profile.AND = [];
+
   if (gender) {
     where.profile = {
       ...where.profile,
@@ -83,9 +86,9 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
 
   // AND
   if (interests.length > 0) {
-    where.profile = {
-      ...where.profile,
-      AND: interests.map((name) => ({
+    where.profile.AND = [
+      ...where.profile.AND,
+      ...interests.map((name) => ({
         intellectualInterests: {
           some: {
             interest: {
@@ -94,14 +97,14 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
           },
         },
       })),
-    };
+    ];
   }
 
   // AND
   if (coreValues.length > 0) {
-    where.profile = {
-      ...where.profile,
-      AND: coreValues.map((name) => ({
+    where.profile.AND = [
+      ...where.profile.AND,
+      ...coreValues.map((name) => ({
         coreValues: {
           some: {
             value: {
@@ -110,7 +113,22 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
           },
         },
       })),
-    };
+    ];
+  }
+
+  if (causeAreas.length > 0) {
+    where.profile.AND = [
+      ...where.profile.AND,
+      ...causeAreas.map((name) => ({
+        causeAreas: {
+          some: {
+            causeArea: {
+              name: name,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      })),
+    ];
   }
 
   // OR
@@ -127,32 +145,6 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
     };
   }
 
-  if (causeAreas.length > 0) {
-    //   where.profile = {
-    //     ...where.profile,
-    //     causeAreas: {
-    //       some: {
-    //         causeArea: {
-    //           name: {in: causeAreas},
-    //         },
-    //       },
-    //     },
-    //   };
-    // }
-    where.profile = {
-      ...where.profile,
-      AND: causeAreas.map((name) => ({
-        causeAreas: {
-          some: {
-            causeArea: {
-              name: name,
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      })),
-    };
-  }
-
   if (searchQuery) {
     where.OR = [
       {name: {contains: searchQuery, mode: 'insensitive'}},
@@ -180,6 +172,8 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
     ];
   }
 
+  console.log(where.profile);
+
   // Fetch paginated and filtered profiles
   const cacheStrategy = {swr: 60, ttl: 60, tags: ["profiles"]};
   const profiles = await prisma.user.findMany({
diff --git a/app/api/user/update-profile/route.ts b/app/api/user/update-profile/route.ts
index 548fa8e2..0f2b8bf2 100644
--- a/app/api/user/update-profile/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/user/update-profile/route.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
     }
 
     const data = await req.json();
-    const {profile, image, name, interests = [], connections = [], coreValues = []} = data;
+    const {profile, image, name, interests = [], connections = [], coreValues = [], causeAreas = []} = data;
 
     Object.keys(profile).forEach(key => {
       if (profile[key] === '' || !profile[key]) {
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
         profileConnection: prisma.profileConnection,
         value: prisma.value,
         profileValue: prisma.profileValue,
+        causeArea: prisma.causeArea,
+        profileCauseArea: prisma.profileCauseArea,
       } as const;
 
       async function handleFeatures(features, attribute: string, profileAttribute: string, idName: string) {
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
       await handleFeatures(interests, 'interest', 'profileInterest', 'interestId')
       await handleFeatures(connections, 'connection', 'profileConnection', 'connectionId')
       await handleFeatures(coreValues, 'value', 'profileValue', 'valueId')
+      await handleFeatures(causeAreas, 'causeArea', 'profileCauseArea', 'causeAreaId')
 
       return updatedUser
     });
diff --git a/app/complete-profile/page.tsx b/app/complete-profile/page.tsx
index dd92aa43..90102ef9 100644
--- a/app/complete-profile/page.tsx
+++ b/app/complete-profile/page.tsx
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function RegisterComponent() {
         const res = await fetch('/api/profiles/prompts');
         if (res.ok) {
           const data = await res.json();
-          console.log('uniquePrompts', data.uniquePrompts);
+          // console.log('uniquePrompts', data.uniquePrompts);
           setPromptOptions(data.uniquePrompts);
         }
       } catch (error) {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ function RegisterComponent() {
         ...(key && {image: key}),
         ...(name && {name}),
       };
-      for (const name of ['interests', 'connections', 'coreValues']) {
+      for (const name of ['interests', 'connections', 'coreValues', 'causeAreas']) {
         data[name] = Array.from(hooks[name].selectedFeatures).map(id => ({
           id: id.startsWith('new-') ? undefined : id,
           name: hooks[name].allFeatures.find(i => i.id === id)?.name || id.replace('new-', '')