diff --git a/prisma/seed.ts b/prisma/seed.ts
index 01e5bd9..d41cc24 100644
--- a/prisma/seed.ts
+++ b/prisma/seed.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,28 @@ import { prisma } from "@/utils/db/prisma"
  * Database seed script for initial data population.
  * Run with: npm run db:seed
  */
-
 async function main() {
   console.log("🌱 Starting database seeding...")
 
-  try {
-    // ============================================
-    // Seed app schema models
-    // ============================================
-    console.log("📦 Seeding app schema...")
+  try{
+
+    // seed and return results for counter types
+    const counter = await prisma.counter.create({
+      data: {name: "Counter"}
+    })
+    const reception = await prisma.counter.create({
+      data: {name: "Reception"}
+    })
+    const quickTransaction = await prisma.counter.create({
+      data: {name: "Quick Transaction"}
+    })
+    const training = await prisma.counter.create({
+      data: {name: "Training"}
+    })
 
-    const locations = [
-      {
+    // create location "test Office" with connection to all counters
+    await prisma.location.create({
+      data: {
         legacyOfficeNumber: 999,
         name: "Test Office",
         timezone: "America/Dawson_Creek",
@@ -24,8 +34,26 @@ async function main() {
         phoneNumber: "250-555-0100",
         latitude: 48.458359,
         longitude: -123.377106,
-      },
-      {
+        locationCounters: { create: [
+          {
+            counterId: counter.id
+          },
+          {
+            counterId: reception.id
+          },
+          {
+            counterId: quickTransaction.id
+          },
+          {
+            counterId: training.id
+          }
+        ]}
+      }
+    })
+
+    // create location "Victoria" with connection to reception and counter counter type
+    await prisma.location.create({
+      data: {
         legacyOfficeNumber: 94,
         name: "Victoria",
         timezone: "America/Vancouver",
@@ -34,31 +62,40 @@ async function main() {
         phoneNumber: "250-555-0200",
         latitude: 48.458359,
         longitude: -123.377106,
-      },
-      {
+        locationCounters: {
+          createMany: {
+            data: [
+              {counterId: counter.id},
+              {counterId: reception.id},
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    // create location "Nanaimo" with no connections to counters
+    await prisma.location.create({
+      data: {
         legacyOfficeNumber: 701,
-        name: "Citz_IMB_Victoria",
+        name: "Nanaimo",
         timezone: "America/Vancouver",
-        streetAddress: "4000 Seymour Place, Victoria BC V8X 5J2",
+        streetAddress: "460 Selby St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 2R7",
         mailAddress: "PO Box 9000, Victoria, BC V8W 9A1",
         phoneNumber: "250-555-0300",
         latitude: 48.458359,
         longitude: -123.377106,
-      },
-    ]
-
-    await prisma.location.createMany({
-      data: locations,
-      skipDuplicates: true,
+      }
     })
-    console.log(`✅ Seeded ${locations.length} locations`)
-
-    console.log("✅ Database seeding completed successfully!")
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error("❌ Seeding failed:", error)
+
+    console.error("❌ Seeding database failed:", error)
     process.exit(1)
+
   } finally {
-    await prisma.$disconnect()
+
+  console.log("✅ Database seeding completed successfully!")
+  await prisma.$disconnect()
+
   }
 }