diff --git a/TIAMWebApp/Server/Controllers/ServiceProviderAPIController.cs b/TIAMWebApp/Server/Controllers/ServiceProviderAPIController.cs
index cba3d280..fe16c273 100644
--- a/TIAMWebApp/Server/Controllers/ServiceProviderAPIController.cs
+++ b/TIAMWebApp/Server/Controllers/ServiceProviderAPIController.cs
@@ -371,19 +371,12 @@ namespace TIAMWebApp.Server.Controllers
         [Route(APIUrls.AddProductRouteName)]
         [Tags("In-Progress", "Product")]
         [SignalR(SignalRTags.AddProduct)]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> AddProduct([FromBody] Product product)
+        public async Task<Product> AddProduct([FromBody] Product product)
         {
             _logger.Info(@"AddProduct called");
 
-            if (product == null)
-            {
-                return BadRequest("Product is required");
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                var result = await adminDal.AddProductAsync(product);
-                return Ok(product);
-            }
+            var result = await adminDal.AddProductAsync(product);
+            return product;
         }
 
         //[HttpPost]