diff --git a/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py b/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py
index 8c3f9c0..a45b525 100644
--- a/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py
+++ b/api/blueprints/common/otp/timed_otp.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ from shared import constants
 
 # My utils:
 from utils_v2.string import json
+from utils_v2.string import regex
 from utils_v2.date_time import date_time
 from utils_v2.security.otp import HashedOTP
 from utils_v2.api.response import ResponseModel
@@ -345,6 +346,17 @@ async def verify_otp(
     # ┣┫┏┫┏┫  ┃ ┃┓┏┓┏┓╋  ┃┃┃┓╋┣┓  ┃┃┏┓╋┏┓┏
     # ┛┗┗┻┗┻  ┗┛┗┗┗ ┛┗┗  ┗┻┛┗┗┛┗  ┛┗┗┛┗┗ ┛
 
+    # Fix the phone no.  to have the country code:
+    phone_no = regex.replace(
+        text = inbound_data.phoneNo,
+        pattern = r"[^\d]",
+        substitute_text = ""
+    )
+    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(
         url = "https://api.thecaoffice.com/client/add/with/notes",
         headers = {"X-Session-Token": inbound_headers["X-Session-Token"]},
@@ -352,7 +364,7 @@ async def verify_otp(
             "email": inbound_data.email,
             "clientName": inbound_data.username,
             "address": None,
-            "phoneNo": inbound_data.phoneNo,
+            "phoneNo": phone_no,
             "city": None,
             "pincode": None,
             "panCard": None,