diff --git a/Dockerfile.stg.go b/Dockerfile.stg.go
index c984bac2..fbfa0623 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.stg.go
+++ b/Dockerfile.stg.go
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Staging/Production Dockerfile for Go server (no Air)
 FROM golang:1.24-alpine AS builder
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache git
diff --git a/deploy/deploy-stg.sh b/deploy/deploy-stg.sh
index 35b3a3cb..2d2db44e 100755
--- a/deploy/deploy-stg.sh
+++ b/deploy/deploy-stg.sh
@@ -73,27 +73,27 @@ ENVEOF
   # Check containers
   docker compose -f docker-compose.stg.yml ps
 
-  echo "Creating restore script for database from backups..."
+  # echo "Creating restore script for database from backups..."
   # Create restore script for database from backups
-  cat > /home/cmc/restore_db_from_backup.sh <<'EOF'
-#!/bin/bash
-LATEST_BACKUP=$(ls -t /backups/backup_*.sql.gz | head -n1)
-echo "Restoring database from latest backup: $LATEST_BACKUP"
-if [ -f "$LATEST_BACKUP" ]; then
-  gunzip < "$LATEST_BACKUP" | mariadb -h 127.0.0.1 -u cmc -p"xVRQI&cA?7AU=hqJ!%au" cmc
-  echo "Database restore complete."
-else
-  echo "No backup file found in /backups. Skipping database restore."
-fi
-EOF
-  chmod +x /home/cmc/restore_db_from_backup.sh
+  # cat > /home/cmc/restore_db_from_backup.sh <<'EOF'
+  #!/bin/bash
+  # LATEST_BACKUP=$(ls -t /backups/backup_*.sql.gz | head -n1)
+  # echo "Restoring database from latest backup: $LATEST_BACKUP"
+  # if [ -f "$LATEST_BACKUP" ]; then
+  #   gunzip < "$LATEST_BACKUP" | mariadb -h 127.0.0.1 -u cmc -p"xVRQI&cA?7AU=hqJ!%au" cmc
+  #   echo "Database restore complete."
+  # else
+  #   echo "No backup file found in /backups. Skipping database restore."
+  # fi
+  # EOF
+  # chmod +x /home/cmc/restore_db_from_backup.sh
 
   echo "Creating sync script for staging directories..."
   # Create sync script for staging dirs
   cat > /home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh <<'EOF'
 #!/bin/bash
-/home/cmc/restore_db_from_backup.sh
-
+# /home/cmc/restore_db_from_backup.sh
+ 
 # echo "Syncing PDF files..."
 # rsync -av --delete --omit-dir-times --no-perms --progress /mnt/vault/pdf/ /home/cmc/cmc-sales-staging/app/webroot/pdf/
 # echo "Syncing attachments files..."
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ EOF
   (crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -q '/home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh') || \
     (crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo '0 3 * * * /home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh') | crontab -
 
-  if [[ "$RUN_SYNC" == "true" ]]; then
-    echo "Running sync_prod_to_staging.sh now..."
-    /home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh
-  fi
+  # if [[ "$RUN_SYNC" == "true" ]]; then
+  #   echo "Running sync_prod_to_staging.sh now..."
+  #   /home/cmc/sync_prod_to_staging.sh
+  # fi
 
   echo "Deployment complete."
 ENDSSH
diff --git a/docker-compose.stg.yml b/docker-compose.stg.yml
index d608e732..e92f1e9b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.stg.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.stg.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ services:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile_stg
     container_name: cmc-stg-php
-    depends_on:
-      - db
     environment:
       MAIL_HOST: mailpit
       MAIL_PORT: 1025
+      DB_HOST: "172.17.0.1"  # Updated to prod DB host
+      DB_PORT: 3306
+      DB_USER: cmc
+      DB_PASSWORD: xVRQI&cA?7AU=hqJ!%au
+      DB_NAME: cmc
     volumes:
       - /var/www/cmc-sales/app/webroot:/var/www/cmc-sales/app/webroot:ro
       - ./userpasswd:/etc/nginx/userpasswd:ro
@@ -30,36 +33,18 @@ services:
       - cmc-stg-network
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-  db:
-    image: mariadb:latest
-    container_name: db
-    environment:
-      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: secureRootPassword
-      MYSQL_DATABASE: cmc
-      MYSQL_USER: cmc
-      MYSQL_PASSWORD: xVRQI&cA?7AU=hqJ!%au
-    volumes:
-      - stg_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
-    ports:
-      - "3307:3306"  # Staging DB on different port
-    networks:
-      - cmc-stg-network
-
   cmc-stg-go:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.stg.go
     container_name: cmc-stg-go
     environment:
-      DB_HOST: db
+      DB_HOST: "172.17.0.1"  # Updated to prod DB host
       DB_PORT: 3306
       DB_USER: cmc
       DB_PASSWORD: xVRQI&cA?7AU=hqJ!%au
       DB_NAME: cmc
       PORT: 8082
-    depends_on:
-      db:
-        condition: service_started
     ports:
       - "8082:8082"
     volumes:
@@ -78,8 +63,5 @@ services:
       - cmc-stg-network
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-volumes:
-  stg_db_data:
-
 networks:
   cmc-stg-network:
diff --git a/go-app/cmd/server/main.go b/go-app/cmd/server/main.go
index 2a6cf9d9..3786409a 100644
--- a/go-app/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/go-app/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ func main() {
 			// Checks quotes for reminders and expiry notices
 			quoteHandler.DailyQuoteExpirationCheck()
 		})
+		s.Every(1).Minute().Do(func() {
+			// Checks quotes for reminders and expiry notices
+			quoteHandler.DailyQuoteExpirationCheck()
+		})
 		s.StartAsync()
 	}()
 
diff --git a/go-app/internal/cmc/handlers/quotes/quotes.go b/go-app/internal/cmc/handlers/quotes/quotes.go
index f731afd1..6e8905a2 100644
--- a/go-app/internal/cmc/handlers/quotes/quotes.go
+++ b/go-app/internal/cmc/handlers/quotes/quotes.go
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ func (h *QuotesHandler) DailyQuoteExpirationCheck() {
 	reminderJobs := []quoteReminderJob{
 		{7, FirstReminder, "Reminder: Quote %s Expires Soon", "quotes/first_reminder.html"},
 		{-7, SecondReminder, "Follow-Up: Quote %s Expired", "quotes/second_reminder.html"},
-		{-44, ThirdReminder, "Final Reminder: Quote %s Closed", "quotes/final_reminder.html"}, // TODO: remove this its a tester
 		{-60, ThirdReminder, "Final Reminder: Quote %s Closed", "quotes/final_reminder.html"},
 	}
 
diff --git a/go-app/server b/go-app/server
index d7dbe518..f66d1d27 100755
Binary files a/go-app/server and b/go-app/server differ