diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
index 405a2a37..07073e09 100644
--- a/src/.gitignore
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ __pycache__
 **/.env
 **/files/*
 **/testing*
-**/dist/
\ No newline at end of file
+**/dist/
+**/env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/apps/slackapp/slackapp/bolt_app.py b/src/apps/slackapp/slackapp/bolt_app.py
index 73bbb66c..9f51d7ef 100644
--- a/src/apps/slackapp/slackapp/bolt_app.py
+++ b/src/apps/slackapp/slackapp/bolt_app.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from sherpa_ai.utils import count_string_tokens, log_formatter, show_commands_only
 from sherpa_ai.verbose_loggers import DummyVerboseLogger, SlackVerboseLogger
 from sherpa_ai.verbose_loggers.base import BaseVerboseLogger
+from slackapp.routes.whitelist import whitelist_blueprint
 
 #######################################################################################
 # Set up Slack client and Chroma database
@@ -215,6 +216,8 @@ def update_home_tab(client, event):
 ###########################################################################
 flask_app = Flask(__name__)
 handler = SlackRequestHandler(app)
+flask_app.register_blueprint(whitelist_blueprint, url_prefix='/auth')
+
 
 if cfg.FLASK_DEBUG:
 
diff --git a/src/apps/slackapp/slackapp/routes/whitelist.py b/src/apps/slackapp/slackapp/routes/whitelist.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0c06fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/slackapp/slackapp/routes/whitelist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request
+
+from sherpa_ai.database.user_usage_tracker import UserUsageTracker
+
+whitelist_blueprint = Blueprint('auth', __name__)
+
+
+@whitelist_blueprint.route('/add', methods=['POST'])
+def add_to_whitelist():
+    data = request.get_json()
+    user_id = data.get('user_id')
+
+    db = UserUsageTracker()
+    if user_id:
+        db.add_to_whitelist(user_id)
+        return jsonify({'message': f'User {user_id} added to whitelist.'}), 201
+    else:
+        return jsonify({'error': 'User ID not provided.'}), 400
+
+
+@whitelist_blueprint.route('/', methods=['GET'])
+def get_all_whitelists():
+    db = UserUsageTracker()
+
+    data = db.get_all_whitelisted_ids()
+    return jsonify({'whitelisted_ids': data})
diff --git a/src/sherpa_ai/config.py b/src/sherpa_ai/config.py
index fd16daf9..cc2022d9 100644
--- a/src/sherpa_ai/config.py
+++ b/src/sherpa_ai/config.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 TEMPRATURE = environ.get("TEMPRATURE") or 0
 DAILY_LIMIT_REACHED_MESSAGE = (
     environ.get("DAILY_LIMIT_REACHED_MESSAGE")
-    or "I  for the inconvenience, but it seems that you have exceeded your daily token limit. As a result, you will need to try again after 24 hours. Thank you for your understanding."
+    or "Sorry for the inconvenience, but it seems that you have exceeded your daily token limit. As a result, you will need to try again after 24 hours. Thank you for your understanding."
 )