diff --git a/app/controllers/api/orders_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/orders_controller.rb
index 1eba8c56..2fb61b1f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/orders_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/orders_controller.rb
@@ -67,13 +67,19 @@ class Api::OrdersController <  Api::ApiController
         if booking
           if booking.dining_facility_id.to_i == params[:table_id].to_i && booking.booking_status != 'moved'
             if !booking.sale_id.nil?
-              check_order_with_booking(booking)
+              sale_status = check_order_with_booking(booking)
+              if sale_status
+                return false
+              end
             else
               @order.new_booking = false
               @order.booking_id = params[:booking_id]
             end
           else
-              check_order_with_table(params[:table_id])
+              sale_status = check_order_with_table(params[:table_id])
+              if sale_status
+                return false
+              end
           end
         end #booking exists
       else
@@ -90,9 +96,11 @@ class Api::OrdersController <  Api::ApiController
        if booking
          if booking.sale.sale_status == "completed" || booking.sale.sale_status == "billed"
            @order.new_booking = true
+           return true
          else
            @order.new_booking = false
            @order.booking_id = booking.booking_id
+           return false
          end
        end
     end
@@ -101,9 +109,11 @@ class Api::OrdersController <  Api::ApiController
   def check_order_with_booking(booking)
     if booking.sale.sale_status == "completed" || booking.sale.sale_status == "billed"
       @order.new_booking = true
+      return true
     else
       @order.new_booking = false
       @order.booking_id = params[:booking_id]
+      return false
     end
   end
   # Description