diff --git a/src/tjts5901/templates/view.html b/src/tjts5901/templates/view.html
index 5df612f052c189e31d7f2f774a632980d63fc577..820d6cd22f90b9c526c7c802f1cb3cd7e5c8b6bb 100644
--- a/src/tjts5901/templates/view.html
+++ b/src/tjts5901/templates/view.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             <p class="mb-1">Created : {{ item.created_at }}</p>
             <p class="mb-1">Current bid : {{ item.starting_bid }}</p><br/>
             <form method="POST" action="{{ url_for('views.bid', id=item.id)}}" class="row" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-                <input class="col-md-9" id="bid" type="number" min="{{ item.starting_bid }}" placeholder="write your bid">
+                <input class="col-md-9" id="bid" name ="bid" type="number" min="{{ item.starting_bid }}" placeholder="write your bid">
                 <button for="bid" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary col-md-3">Validate</button>
             </form>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/tjts5901/views.py b/src/tjts5901/views.py
index 5b744c4a7036d5990efb9ba5f082e44fe25eb6b3..2350c42c06d419ce9c41592b6ad084995918a039 100644
--- a/src/tjts5901/views.py
+++ b/src/tjts5901/views.py
@@ -172,42 +172,24 @@ def list_bid():
     html = render_template("listBid.html", items=items)
     return html
 
-@bp.route('/item/<id>')
-def view(id):
-    """
-    Item view page.
-
-    Displays the item details, and a form to place a bid.
-    """
-
-    item = Item.objects.get_or_404(id=id)
 
-    # Set the minumum price for the bid form from the current winning bid
-    winning_bid = get_winning_bid(item)
-    min_bid = get_item_price(item)
-
-    if item.closes_at < datetime.utcnow() and winning_bid.bidder == current_user:
-        flash(("Congratulations! You won the auction!"))
-    elif item.closes_at < datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(hours=1):
-        # Dark pattern to show enticing message to user
-        flash(("This item is closing soon! Act now! Now! Now!"))
-
-    return render_template("item.html", item=item)
-
-
-@bp.route("item/<id>/bid")
+@bp.route("item/<id>/bid", methods=('POST',))
 @login_required
 def bid(id):
     """
     method that saves bid on object
+
+    If the bid is valid, create a new bid and redirect to the item view page.
+    Otherwise, display an error message and redirect back to the item view page.
+
     """
     # frontend not implemented yet, therefore not active
     item = Item.objects.get_or_404(id=id)
     min_amount = item.starting_bid
 
-    amount = request.form['amount']
+    amount = int(request.form.get('bid'))
 
-    if amount < min_amount:
+    if amount <= min_amount:
         flash(("Bid must be at least %(min_amount)s", min_amount))
         return redirect(url_for('views.list_bid'))
 
@@ -225,7 +207,7 @@ def bid(id):
         )
         bid.save()
     except Exception as exc:
-        flash(_("Error placing bid: %(exc)s", exc=exc))
+        flash(("Error placing bid: %(exc)s", exc=exc))
     else:
         flash(("Bid placed successfully!"))