diff --git a/crud.py b/crud.py
index 2d89175..a4d513f 100644
--- a/crud.py
+++ b/crud.py
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ async def create_order(user_id: str, o: Order) -> Order:
         f"""
         INSERT INTO nostrmarket.orders (user_id, id, event_id, event_created_at, pubkey, address, contact_data, extra_data, order_items, stall_id, invoice_id, total)
         VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+        ON CONFLICT(event_id) DO NOTHING
         """,
         (
             user_id,
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ async def create_direct_message(
         f"""
         INSERT INTO nostrmarket.direct_messages (merchant_id, id, event_id, event_created_at, message, public_key, incoming)
         VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+        ON CONFLICT(event_id) DO NOTHING
         """,
         (
             merchant_id,
diff --git a/migrations.py b/migrations.py
index 6b3c3c5..c52dea3 100644
--- a/migrations.py
+++ b/migrations.py
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ async def m001_initial(db):
             invoice_id TEXT NOT NULL,
             paid BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
             shipped BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
-            time TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT {db.timestamp_now}
+            time TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT {db.timestamp_now},
+            UNIQUE(event_id)
         );
         """
     )
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ async def m001_initial(db):
             message TEXT NOT NULL,
             public_key TEXT NOT NULL,
             incoming BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
-            time TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT {db.timestamp_now}       
+            time TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT {db.timestamp_now},
+            UNIQUE(event_id)
         );
         """
     )
diff --git a/services.py b/services.py
index b499900..93de86d 100644
--- a/services.py
+++ b/services.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import json
 from typing import Optional
 
-import httpx
 from loguru import logger
 
-from lnbits.core import create_invoice, get_wallet, url_for
+from lnbits.core import create_invoice, get_wallet
 
 from .crud import (
     create_direct_message,
@@ -204,18 +203,8 @@ async def _handle_new_order(order: PartialOrder) -> Optional[str]:
     wallet = await get_wallet(wallet_id)
     assert wallet, f"Cannot find wallet for product id: {first_product_id}"
 
-    market_url = url_for(f"/nostrmarket/api/v1/order", external=True)
-    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-        resp = await client.post(
-            url=market_url,
-            headers={
-                "X-Api-Key": wallet.adminkey,
-            },
-            json=order.dict(),
-        )
-        resp.raise_for_status()
-        data = resp.json()
-        if data:
-            return json.dumps(data, separators=(",", ":"), ensure_ascii=False)
+    new_order = await create_new_order(wallet.user, order)
+    if new_order:
+        return json.dumps(new_order.dict(), separators=(",", ":"), ensure_ascii=False)
 
     return None
diff --git a/views_api.py b/views_api.py
index 05f077f..b654e0c 100644
--- a/views_api.py
+++ b/views_api.py
@@ -48,17 +48,15 @@ from .models import (
     OrderStatusUpdate,
     PartialDirectMessage,
     PartialMerchant,
-    PartialOrder,
     PartialProduct,
     PartialStall,
     PartialZone,
-    PaymentRequest,
     Product,
     Stall,
     Zone,
 )
 from .nostr.nostr_client import publish_nostr_event
-from .services import create_new_order, sign_and_send_to_nostr
+from .services import sign_and_send_to_nostr
 
 ######################################## MERCHANT ########################################
 
@@ -449,21 +447,6 @@ async def api_delete_product(
 ######################################## ORDERS ########################################
 
 
-@nostrmarket_ext.post("/api/v1/order")
-async def api_create_order(
-    data: PartialOrder, wallet: WalletTypeInfo = Depends(require_admin_key)
-) -> Optional[PaymentRequest]:
-    try:
-        # print("### new order: ", json.dumps(data.dict()))
-        return await create_new_order(wallet.wallet.user, data)
-    except Exception as ex:
-        logger.warning(ex)
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-            detail="Cannot create order",
-        )
-
-
 nostrmarket_ext.get("/api/v1/order/{order_id}")