diff --git a/server/src/calendar/calendar.controller.ts b/server/src/calendar/calendar.controller.ts
index e66ea41..ec84105 100644
--- a/server/src/calendar/calendar.controller.ts
+++ b/server/src/calendar/calendar.controller.ts
@@ -94,12 +94,16 @@ export class CalendarController {
   }
 
   // Cancel a specific booking (soft delete)
+  @ApiCreatedResponse({ type: CalenderControllerGetBookingResponse })
   @Patch('bookings/:bookingId/cancel')
   cancelBooking(
+    @User() user: types.AppUser,
     @Param('bookingId', ParseIntPipe) bookingId: number,
     @Body() cancelBookingDto: CancelBookingDto,
   ) {
-    return this.calendarService.cancelBooking(bookingId, cancelBookingDto);
+    return this.calendarService.cancelBooking(bookingId, user.user!.userId, {
+      canceledReason: cancelBookingDto.canceledReason,
+    });
   }
 
   @Get('bookings/:eventId')
diff --git a/server/src/calendar/calendar.service.ts b/server/src/calendar/calendar.service.ts
index b930609..fbce5fb 100644
--- a/server/src/calendar/calendar.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/calendar/calendar.service.ts
@@ -584,9 +584,12 @@ export class CalendarService {
 
   async cancelBooking(
     bookingId: number,
+    userId: number,
     cancelBookingDto: CancelBookingDto,
   ): Promise<Booking> {
-    const booking = await this.bookingRepository.findOneBy({ id: bookingId });
+    const booking = await this.bookingRepository.findOne({
+      where: { id: bookingId },
+    });
     if (!booking) {
       throw new NotFoundException(`Booking with ID ${bookingId} not found.`);
     }
@@ -597,7 +600,7 @@ export class CalendarService {
     // Update the booking with cancellation details
     booking.canceledAt = new Date();
     booking.canceledReason = cancelBookingDto.canceledReason || null;
-    booking.canceledByUserId = cancelBookingDto.canceledByUserId;
+    booking.canceledByUserId = userId;
 
     return this.bookingRepository.save(booking);
   }
@@ -608,7 +611,7 @@ export class CalendarService {
     queryParams: CalendarGetBookingDto,
   ): Promise<CalenderControllerGetBookingResponse> {
     // const { page = 1, limit = 0 } = queryParams;
-    const { page = 1, limit = 0,  order } = queryParams;
+    const { page = 1, limit = 0, order } = queryParams;
     const findOptions: FindManyOptions<Booking> = {
       where: {
         eventId: eventId,
diff --git a/server/src/calendar/dto/cancel-booking.dto.ts b/server/src/calendar/dto/cancel-booking.dto.ts
index 3a51783..62d24b8 100644
--- a/server/src/calendar/dto/cancel-booking.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/calendar/dto/cancel-booking.dto.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from 'class-validator';
 
 export class CancelBookingDto {
-  @IsNotEmpty()
-  @IsInt()
-  canceledByUserId: number;
+
 
   @IsOptional()
   @IsString()