diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/services/RecommendationGenerator.java b/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/services/RecommendationGenerator.java
index 320f171c28fe0b91c0c44a29ce4912b9add86af2..1fc7207e6672e7a922b9b111aef1ee98b5a4718a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/services/RecommendationGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/services/RecommendationGenerator.java
@@ -22,22 +22,20 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 @Service
 public class RecommendationGenerator {
-    public JWTUtils jwtUtils;
-    public UserFavouriteToggle favouriteToggle;
-    public StampBoardsRepo stampBoardsRepo;
-    public UserStampBoardsRepo userStampBoardsRepo;
-
-    @Autowired
+    JWTUtils jwtUtils;
+    UserFavouriteToggle favouriteToggle;
+    StampBoardsRepo stampBoardsRepo;
+    UserStampBoardsRepo userStampBoardsRepo;
     UsersRepo usersRepo;
-
-    @Autowired
     ShopsRepo shopsRepo;
 
-    public RecommendationGenerator(JWTUtils jwt, UserFavouriteToggle uft, StampBoardsRepo sbr, UserStampBoardsRepo usbr){
-        jwtUtils = jwt;
-        favouriteToggle = uft;
-        stampBoardsRepo = sbr;
-        userStampBoardsRepo = usbr;
+    public RecommendationGenerator(JWTUtils jwtUtils, UserFavouriteToggle favouriteToggle, StampBoardsRepo stampBoardsRepo, UserStampBoardsRepo userStampBoardsRepo, UsersRepo usersRepo, ShopsRepo shopsRepo) {
+        this.jwtUtils = jwtUtils;
+        this.favouriteToggle = favouriteToggle;
+        this.stampBoardsRepo = stampBoardsRepo;
+        this.userStampBoardsRepo = userStampBoardsRepo;
+        this.usersRepo = usersRepo;
+        this.shopsRepo = shopsRepo;
     }
 
     public List<Shops> getRecommendations(HttpSession session, List<Shops> shopsToRecommend) throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/services/ShopActiveService.java b/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/services/ShopActiveService.java
index 9c7ed39f7d9a89735d8ac115058908508407bf1a..8ec00b70ce19b1a66c564ca6dad53ba0667d73d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/services/ShopActiveService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/services/ShopActiveService.java
@@ -1,25 +1,31 @@
 package com.example.clientproject.services;
 
+import com.example.clientproject.service.LoggingService;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 
 @Service
 public class ShopActiveService {
-    @Autowired
     JdbcTemplate jdbc;
+    LoggingService loggingService;
 
+    public ShopActiveService(JdbcTemplate jdbc, LoggingService loggingService) {
+        this.jdbc = jdbc;
+        this.loggingService = loggingService;
+    }
 
     /**
      * @param shopId - uses shopId to select which shop will have its active field checked
      * @return - an int of Shop activity 1 = active || 0 = not active
      */
     public int isShopActive(Integer shopId){
-        String query = "SELECT Shop_Active FROM shops WHERE Shop_Id = " + shopId + ";";
+        String query = "SELECT Shop_Active FROM mydb.shops WHERE Shop_Id = " + shopId + ";";
         try{
             List<Map<String, Object>> rs = jdbc.queryForList(query);
 
@@ -35,10 +41,18 @@ public class ShopActiveService {
      * @param active - will either be 1 or 0 and will update shops "Shop_Active" field accordingly
      */
 
-    public void updateShopActive(Integer shopId, Integer active){
+    public void updateShopActive(Integer shopId, Integer active, HttpSession session){
         if(active == 0 || active == 1){ //only allows active values of 0 or 1
-            String query = "UPDATE shops SET Shop_Active = " + active + " WHERE Shop_Id = " + shopId + ";";
+            String query = "UPDATE mydb.shops SET Shop_Active = " + active + " WHERE Shop_Id = " + shopId + ";";
             jdbc.execute(query);
+            // Log the change
+            loggingService.logEvent(
+                    "Shop Update",
+                    session,
+                    "Update to Shop: " + shopId +
+                            " with field: Shop_Active with value: " + active +
+                            " in ShopActiveService.updateShopActive()"
+            );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/web/restControllers/ToggleShopActive.java b/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/web/restControllers/ToggleShopActive.java
index 49629f6948e99e57d90e8b7dd3e1ef0a31d64938..8ee236a6b88f20a08f027e45ff990c7ae4048955 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/web/restControllers/ToggleShopActive.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/clientproject/web/restControllers/ToggleShopActive.java
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ public class ToggleShopActive {
             if (shopPermissionLevel == 2 || shopPermissionLevel == 3) {
                 System.out.println("shop is being deleted");
                 if(shopActiveService.isShopActive(shopId) == 0){//if shop is currently un-active
-                    shopActiveService.updateShopActive(shopId, 1);//enables shop
+                    shopActiveService.updateShopActive(shopId, 1, session);//enables shop
                 } else if(shopActiveService.isShopActive(shopId) == 1){//if shop is currently active
-                    shopActiveService.updateShopActive(shopId, 0);//disables shop
+                    shopActiveService.updateShopActive(shopId, 0, session);//disables shop
                 } else {
                     System.out.println("an error has occured updating shop activity, shop may potentially have an active value other than 1 or 0");
                 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/example/clientproject/data/ShopActivityTests.java b/src/test/java/com/example/clientproject/data/ShopActivityTests.java
index 0bcd3f054ff2799950772ecc7870561c5023785e..32ebb627dc0cfbf1bde6989bcfc89804c2b33d45 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/example/clientproject/data/ShopActivityTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/example/clientproject/data/ShopActivityTests.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class ShopActivityTests {
     @Test
     public void activeShopsDecreasedBy1AfterMethodCalled(){
         List<Shops> activeShopsListBeforeChange = shopsRepo.findActiveShops();
-        shopActiveService.updateShopActive(6, 0);
+        shopActiveService.updateShopActive(6, 0, null);
         List<Shops> activeShopsListAfterChange = shopsRepo.findActiveShops();
         assertEquals(activeShopsListBeforeChange.size()-1, activeShopsListAfterChange.size());
         //size after change should be equal to size before change minus one