diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PagesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PagesController.php
index ca7212d..d58aa2f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PagesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PagesController.php
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ class PagesController extends Controller
         $checkoutid = $request->checkout_id;
         $checkout_final_results = Checkout::where('checkout_id', '=', $checkoutid)
                                           ->first();
+        if (!$checkout_final_results) {
+            return redirect('/mywinnings')->with('error', 'Checkout record not found.');
+        }
+
         $bidder_num = $checkout_final_results->bidder_num;
         $checkout_list_results = DB::select("SELECT
       *, items.item_assigned_num, items.item_desc
@@ -279,7 +283,15 @@ class PagesController extends Controller
         'checkout_info_results' => $checkout_info_results
         ];
 
-        $pdf = PDF::loadView('receiptpdf', $checkout_data);
+        // Configure mPDF to use a writable directory
+        $config = [
+            'tempDir' => storage_path('temp')
+        ];
+        if (!file_exists(storage_path('temp'))) {
+            mkdir(storage_path('temp'), 0755, true);
+        }
+
+        $pdf = PDF::loadView('receiptpdf', $checkout_data, [], $config);
         return $pdf->download('receipt-'.$checkoutid.'.pdf');
     }