diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 41b1d278..3bc4a7b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 *.pot
 *.pyc
 __pycache__
+**/*__pycache__
 db.sqlite3
 media
 ./car_inventory/settings.py
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diff --git a/inventory/migrations/0029_merge_20241217_1724.py b/inventory/migrations/0029_merge_20241217_1724.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d58a48af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/migrations/0029_merge_20241217_1724.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.4 on 2024-12-17 14:24
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('inventory', '0023_cartrim_id_car_model'),
+        ('inventory', '0028_alter_dealer_options'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+    ]
diff --git a/inventory/migrations/0030_alter_carfinance_options_and_more.py b/inventory/migrations/0030_alter_carfinance_options_and_more.py
index e66cba04..72031153 100644
--- a/inventory/migrations/0030_alter_carfinance_options_and_more.py
+++ b/inventory/migrations/0030_alter_carfinance_options_and_more.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.2.17 on 2024-12-17 14:17
+# Generated by Django 5.1.4 on 2024-12-17 14:25
 
+import django.db.models.deletion
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import migrations, models
-import django.db.models.deletion
 
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
+        ('inventory', '0029_merge_20241217_1724'),
         migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
-        ('inventory', '0029_merge_20241217_1712'),
     ]
 
     operations = [
diff --git a/inventory/views.py b/inventory/views.py
index d27fe11d..54b0d732 100644
--- a/inventory/views.py
+++ b/inventory/views.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class AjaxHandlerView(LoginRequiredMixin, View):
         vin_data = {}
         decoding_method = ''
 
-        manufacturer_name = model_name = year_model = None
+        # manufacturer_name = model_name = year_model = None
         if not (result :=decodevin(vin_no)):
             return JsonResponse({'success': False, 'error': 'VIN not found in all sources.'}, status=404)