diff --git a/services/upload_file/read_pdf/reader_pdf.py b/services/upload_file/read_pdf/reader_pdf.py
index 20ff291..71c66d3 100644
--- a/services/upload_file/read_pdf/reader_pdf.py
+++ b/services/upload_file/read_pdf/reader_pdf.py
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ def parse_page_selection(selectedPage: str, total_pages: int):
 
 def read_pdf(path: str, page: str):
     pdf_path = path
-    selectedPage = page
+    selectedPage = None
+    if page == '' or None:
+        selectedPage = "1"
     tables_data = [] 
     with pdfplumber.open(pdf_path) as pdf:
         total_pages = len(pdf.pages)
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ def read_pdf(path: str, page: str):
         })
 
     clean_parsed = filter_geo_admin_column(parsed)
-    print(f"parsed{clean_parsed}")
+    # print(f"parsed{clean_parsed}")
     return clean_parsed