diff --git a/GHFollowers.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vasilis.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate b/GHFollowers.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/vasilis.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
index d06c5e1..bc3346f 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 981c2c5..dd78927 100644
--- a/GHFollowers/Screens/FavoriteListVC.swift
+++ b/GHFollowers/Screens/FavoriteListVC.swift
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ extension FavoriteListVC: UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource {
     // get the selected row of the tableView
     func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
         let favorite = favorites[indexPath.row]
-        let destinationVC = FollowerListVC()
-        destinationVC.username = favorite.login
-        destinationVC.title = favorite.login
+        let destinationVC = FollowerListVC(username: favorite.login)
         
         navigationController?.pushViewController(destinationVC, animated: true)
     }
diff --git a/GHFollowers/Screens/FollowerListVC.swift b/GHFollowers/Screens/FollowerListVC.swift
index 6926557..5a56192 100644
--- a/GHFollowers/Screens/FollowerListVC.swift
+++ b/GHFollowers/Screens/FollowerListVC.swift
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ class FollowerListVC: UIViewController {
     var dataSource: UICollectionViewDiffableDataSource<Section, Follower>!
 
     
+    // username is the inout text passed from the SearchVC
+    init (username: String) {
+        super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
+        self.username = username
+        title = username
+    }
+    
+    required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
+        fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
+    }
+    
+    
+    
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
         
diff --git a/GHFollowers/Screens/SearchVC.swift b/GHFollowers/Screens/SearchVC.swift
index 75c72c8..e384c65 100644
--- a/GHFollowers/Screens/SearchVC.swift
+++ b/GHFollowers/Screens/SearchVC.swift
@@ -72,12 +72,8 @@ class SearchVC: UIViewController {
         // dismiss keyboard when changing view
         userNameTextFiled.resignFirstResponder()
         
-        let followerListVC = FollowerListVC()
-        // pass the value of the input to the FollowersVC View
-        followerListVC.username = userNameTextFiled.text
-        // same for the navigation title
-        followerListVC.title = userNameTextFiled.text
-        // finally handle the navigation
+        let followerListVC = FollowerListVC(username: userNameTextFiled.text!)
+        // handle the navigation
         navigationController?.pushViewController(followerListVC, animated: true)
     }