diff --git a/routes/api/dms/PersonalMessages.js b/routes/api/dms/PersonalMessages.js
index 3c19beb..5bc13a5 100644
--- a/routes/api/dms/PersonalMessages.js
+++ b/routes/api/dms/PersonalMessages.js
@@ -28,19 +28,12 @@ module.exports = {
         router.get("/api/dms/conversations", async function(req,res) {
             res.set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin","*")
         
-            let otherperson = encodeURIComponent(req.query.otherperson||"")
-        
-            if(typeof otherperson != "string" || otherperson.length > 100 || otherperson=="") {
-                res.status(400).json({"error": "invalid otherperson given"})
-                return
-            }
-        
             const columns = [
                 "dms_user_name","dms_receiver"
             ]
 
-            let sql = `select ${columns.join(",")} from ipost.dms where ((dms_receiver = ? and dms_user_name = ?) or (dms_receiver = ? and dms_user_name = ?)) group by dms_receiver,dms_user_name;`
-            con.query(sql, [otherperson,encodeURIComponent(res.locals.username),encodeURIComponent(res.locals.username),otherperson], function (err, result) {
+            let sql = `select ${columns.join(",")} from ipost.dms where ((dms_receiver = ?) or (dms_user_name = ?)) group by dms_receiver,dms_user_name;`
+            con.query(sql, [encodeURIComponent(res.locals.username),encodeURIComponent(res.locals.username)], function (err, result) {
                 if (err) throw err;
                 res.json(result)
             });