diff --git a/apps/ticket/migrations/0004_remove_ticket_ticket_image_location_and_more.py b/apps/ticket/migrations/0004_remove_ticket_ticket_image_location_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d301dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ticket/migrations/0004_remove_ticket_ticket_image_location_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.3 on 2023-08-09 06:42
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ticket', '0003_remove_ticket_ticket_mail_log'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='ticket',
+            name='ticket_image_location',
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='ticket',
+            name='ticket_image',
+            field=models.ImageField(blank=True, null=True, upload_to='ticket_images'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/apps/ticket/models.py b/apps/ticket/models.py
index 155ae71..69ccd01 100644
--- a/apps/ticket/models.py
+++ b/apps/ticket/models.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Ticket(models.Model):
     created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     updated_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
     ticket_image_generated = models.BooleanField(default=False)
-    ticket_image_location = models.TextField(default="", null=True, blank=True)
+    ticket_image = models.ImageField(upload_to='ticket_images', null=True, blank=True)
     order_id = models.CharField(max_length=100, default="", unique=True, null=True)
     transaction_id = models.OneToOneField(Transaction, on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=True, blank=True, unique=True)
     referral = models.CharField(max_length=100, null=True, blank=True)
diff --git a/apps/ticket/serializers.py b/apps/ticket/serializers.py
index 858f3da..0425778 100644
--- a/apps/ticket/serializers.py
+++ b/apps/ticket/serializers.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class TicketSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     customer_name = serializers.CharField()
     customer_email = serializers.EmailField()
     customer_phone = serializers.CharField()
-    referral = serializers.CharField(required=False)
+    referral = serializers.CharField(required=False, allow_blank=True)
     event_id = serializers.IntegerField()
     selected_sub_events = serializers.ListField(child=serializers.IntegerField(), required=False)
     selected_addons = serializers.ListField(child=serializers.IntegerField(), required=False)
diff --git a/apps/ticket/utils.py b/apps/ticket/utils.py
index 6e40591..e756027 100644
--- a/apps/ticket/utils.py
+++ b/apps/ticket/utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import io
 from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
 from celery import shared_task
 from django.template.loader import get_template
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 from .models import Ticket, TicketEmailLog
 from event.models import Event
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.files import File
 
 
 def create_ticket(request, order_id):
@@ -69,16 +71,13 @@ def generate_ticket_image (ticket_id):
         'zoom': '2.0',
     }
     ticket_name = f"ticket_{encrypted_ticket_id}.jpg"
-    tickets_dir = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, 'tickets')
-    if not os.path.exists(tickets_dir):
-        # Create the 'tickets' directory if it doesn't exist
-        os.makedirs(tickets_dir)
-    image_path = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, 'tickets', ticket_name)
-    imgkit.from_string(html_content, image_path, options=options)
-    ticket.ticket_image_location = image_path
-    ticket.save()
+    img_bytes = imgkit.from_string(html_content, None, options=options)
+    img_io = io.BytesIO(img_bytes)
+    ticket.ticket_image.save(ticket_name, File(img_io), save=True)
     send_ticket(ticket.id)
-    image_url = f"{settings.TICKETIFY_API_SERVER}{settings.MEDIA_URL}{'tickets/'}{ticket_name}"
+    image_url = ticket.ticket_image.url
+    if settings.DEBUG:
+        image_url = settings.TICKETIFY_API_SERVER + image_url
     return image_url
     
 
@@ -103,13 +102,10 @@ def send_ticket(ticket_id):
     ticket = Ticket.objects.get(pk=ticket_id)
     recipient_email = ticket.customer_email
     event_name = ticket.event.name
-    image_path = ticket.ticket_image_location
     # Create the email message
     email = EmailMultiAlternatives(f"Your ticket for {event_name}", "Please find your ticket attached", settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL, [recipient_email])
-
-    # Attach the image to the email
-    with open(image_path, 'rb') as f:
-        email.attach('ticket_image.jpg', f.read(), 'image/jpeg')
+    image_data = ticket.ticket_image.read()
+    email.attach('ticket_image.jpg', image_data, 'image/jpeg')
 
     # Send the email
     email.send()
diff --git a/requirements/common.txt b/requirements/common.txt
index bf10fca..7b87599 100644
--- a/requirements/common.txt
+++ b/requirements/common.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ celery==5.3.1
 redis==4.6.0
 hiredis==2.2.3
 dj-rest-auth==4.0.1
-djangorestframework-simplejwt==5.2.2
\ No newline at end of file
+djangorestframework-simplejwt==5.2.2
+django-storages==1.13.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements/prod.txt b/requirements/prod.txt
index 808e09d..16755df 100644
--- a/requirements/prod.txt
+++ b/requirements/prod.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ sentry-sdk==1.28.1
 psycopg==3.1.9
 django-extensions==3.2.1
 uWSGI==2.0.21
-boto3==1.28.20
-django-storages==1.13.2
\ No newline at end of file
+boto3==1.28.20
\ No newline at end of file