diff --git a/client/src/app.js b/client/src/app.js
index 4880a79..6a64466 100644
--- a/client/src/app.js
+++ b/client/src/app.js
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ function App() {
   // ITEM FUNCTIONS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   const moveItem = async (itemID, boxIDTarget) => {
     //post req 
-    console.log(`move item: ${itemID} to box ${boxIDTarget}`);
     try {
       const response = await axios.post(`${api.baseApiUrl}/item/${itemID}/${boxIDTarget}`);
+      setData(response.data);
     }
     catch(error) {
       console.log(error);
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 37d3680..d1f918c 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -116,7 +116,29 @@ app.delete('/box/:boxId/item/:itemId', async (request, response) => {
 app.post('/box/item/:itemId/:boxIdTarget', async (request, response) => {
     const itemID = request.params.itemId;
     const targetBoxID = request.params.boxIdTarget;
-    response.send({itemID,targetBoxID});
+    const query = {_id: targetBoxID};
+    //the way I am doing this cannot be the best way...fix me later
+    
+    try {
+        //get item in source box
+        const box = await Box.find({"item._id": itemID });
+        console.log(box);
+        const item = await Box.find( {"item._id": itemID}, {item: {$elemMatch: {_id: itemID}}});
+        //remove item from source box
+        await Box.updateOne({ _id: box[0]._id }, { $pull: { item: { _id: itemID } } });
+        //add item to target box
+        await Box.updateOne(query, {
+            $push: { item: item[0].item[0] }
+        });
+
+        const boxes = await getAllBoxes();
+        response.send(boxes);
+    }
+    catch(error){
+        console.log(error);
+        response.json(error);
+    }
+   
     /*...*/
 })
 /*------------/CONTROLLER------------*/