diff --git a/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py b/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py
index c50f6fa..98146f9 100644
--- a/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py
+++ b/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ async def verify_otp(
     )
     if not phone_no.startswith("254"): phone_no = "254" + phone_no
     phone_no = "+" + phone_no
+    print("CLEANED PHONE NO.:", phone_no)
 
     # hit Omkar's API:
     api_response = await current_app.http_client.post(