diff --git a/GHFollowers.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vasilis.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate b/GHFollowers.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vasilis.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
index 03b8044..e894edd 100644
Binary files a/GHFollowers.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vasilis.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate and b/GHFollowers.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vasilis.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate differ
diff --git a/GHFollowers/Screens/FavoriteListVC.swift b/GHFollowers/Screens/FavoriteListVC.swift
index df90633..1ffa69d 100644
--- a/GHFollowers/Screens/FavoriteListVC.swift
+++ b/GHFollowers/Screens/FavoriteListVC.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class FavoriteListVC: UIViewController {
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
         view.backgroundColor = .systemBlue
+        
+        PersistanceManager.retrieveFavorites { (result) in
+            print(result)
+        }
     }    
     
 }
diff --git a/GHFollowers/Screens/FollowerListVC.swift b/GHFollowers/Screens/FollowerListVC.swift
index db1edbb..6926557 100644
--- a/GHFollowers/Screens/FollowerListVC.swift
+++ b/GHFollowers/Screens/FollowerListVC.swift
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ class FollowerListVC: UIViewController {
         navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = addButton
     }
     
-    @objc func addToFavorites() {
-        dismiss(animated: true)
-    }
-    
-    
     
     func configureCollectionView() {
         // init collection view
@@ -117,8 +112,6 @@ class FollowerListVC: UIViewController {
     }
     
     
-    
-    
     func configureSearchController() {
         let searchController = UISearchController()
         
@@ -137,6 +130,44 @@ class FollowerListVC: UIViewController {
     
     
     
+    // MARK: Add to Favorites Calls
+    @objc func addToFavorites() {
+        
+        // make network call with username to retreive the user avatar (shit code design)
+        // showloading
+        showLoadingView()
+        NetworkManager.shared.getUserInfo(for: username) { [weak self] result in
+            guard let self = self else { return }
+            self.dismissLoadingView()
+            
+            switch result {
+                
+            // success return the user
+            case .success(let user):
+                let favorite = Follower(login: user.login, avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl)
+                
+                PersistanceManager.updateWith(favorite: favorite, actionType: .add) { [weak self ] error in
+                    guard let self = self else { return }
+                    // check to see if we have recieved and error
+                    guard let error = error else {
+                        // if error was nil ( no error)
+                        self.presentGFAlertOnMainThread(title: "Success!", message: "User was successfully added to the favorite list! 🥳", buttonTitle: "Horray!")
+                        return
+                    }
+                    
+                    self.presentGFAlertOnMainThread(title: "Somethig went wrong!", message: error.rawValue, buttonTitle: "Ok")
+                }
+                
+            case .failure(let error):
+                self.presentGFAlertOnMainThread(title: "Something went wrong", message: error.rawValue, buttonTitle: "Ok")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
     // MARK: API call
     func getFollowers(username: String, page: Int) {
         // api call for followers