diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5945ad0..454371b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
     "db:studio": "drizzle-kit studio",
     "dev": "next dev",
     "lint": "next lint",
-    "start": "next start"
+    "start": "next start",
+    "go": "pnpm dev",
+    "go:prod": "pnpm build && pnpm start"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@t3-oss/env-nextjs": "^0.10.1",
diff --git a/public/uploads/profile-pictures/2_1729280510919.jpg b/public/uploads/profile-pictures/2_1729280510919.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ddf9b7
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diff --git a/src/app/api/users/createUser/route.ts b/src/app/api/users/createUser/route.ts
index 38cbff8..760b5ec 100644
--- a/src/app/api/users/createUser/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/users/createUser/route.ts
@@ -8,23 +8,38 @@ import type { User } from '~/server/types';
 export const POST = async (request: NextRequest) => {
   const middlewareResponse = await middleware(request);
   if (middlewareResponse) return middlewareResponse;
+
   try {
-    const url = new URL(request.url);
-    const appleId = url.searchParams.get('appleId');
-    const email = url.searchParams.get('email');
-    const fullName = url.searchParams.get('fullName');
-    const pushToken = url.searchParams.get('pushToken');
-    if (!appleId || !email || !fullName || !pushToken)
+    // Parse the request body
+    const body = await request.json() as {
+      appleId: string;
+      email: string;
+      fullName: string;
+      pushToken: string;
+    };
+    const { appleId, email, fullName, pushToken } = body;
+
+    // Validate the required fields
+    if (!appleId || !email || !fullName || !pushToken) {
       return NextResponse.json(
-        { message: 'Missing required parameters' }, { status: 400 }
-      );
-    const newUser: User | null = await createUser(appleId, email, fullName, pushToken);
-    if (!newUser) {
-      return NextResponse.json(
-        { message: 'Error creating user' }, { status: 500 }
+        { message: 'Missing required parameters' },
+        { status: 400 }
       );
     }
+
+    // Create the new user
+    const newUser: User | undefined = await createUser(appleId, email, fullName, pushToken);
+
+    if (!newUser) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { message: 'Error creating user' },
+        { status: 500 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Return the new user data
     return NextResponse.json(newUser);
+
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error creating user:', error);
     if (error instanceof Error) {
diff --git a/src/app/api/users/search/route.ts b/src/app/api/users/search/route.ts
index d001240..b201218 100644
--- a/src/app/api/users/search/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/users/search/route.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const GET = async (request: NextRequest) => {
     const url = new URL(request.url);
     const userId = Number.parseInt(url.searchParams.get('userId') ?? '');
     const searchTerm = url.searchParams.get('searchTerm');
+    console.log(userId, searchTerm);
     if (!userId || !searchTerm || isNaN(userId))
       return NextResponse.json(
         { message: 'Missing userId or searchTerm' }, { status: 400 }
diff --git a/src/app/api/users/updatePfp/route.ts b/src/app/api/users/updatePfp/route.ts
index 60a3219..3f47b31 100644
--- a/src/app/api/users/updatePfp/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/users/updatePfp/route.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const POST = async (request: NextRequest) => {
 
     // Delete the old pfp file if it exists
     const oldPfpUrl = await getPfpUrl(userId);
+    console.log("Old pfp url: ", oldPfpUrl);
     if (oldPfpUrl) {
       const oldFilePath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', oldPfpUrl);
       await fs.unlink(oldFilePath).catch((error) => {
diff --git a/src/server/functions.ts b/src/server/functions.ts
index 1efae5b..008b858 100644
--- a/src/server/functions.ts
+++ b/src/server/functions.ts
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@ export const createUser = async (
   fullName: string, pushToken: string
 ) => {
   try {
+    console.log(appleId, email, fullName, pushToken);
+
     if (!appleId || !email || !fullName || !pushToken) {
       throw new Error("Error: All required fields must be filled");
     }
-
     // Check if username or email is already taken
     const existingUser = await db.select().from(schema.users)
       .where(or(eq(schema.users.appleId, appleId), eq(schema.users.email, email)));
@@ -102,15 +103,18 @@ export const createUser = async (
     if (existingUser.length > 0) {
       throw new Error("Username or email is already in use");
     }
+    console.log('right before we add the user');
 
     const newUsers: User[] = await db.insert(schema.users).values({
       appleId, email, fullName, pushToken 
     }).returning() as User[]; // return the newly created user
 
+    const newUser: User | undefined = newUsers[0];
+
     if (!newUsers.length || !newUsers[0]?.id)
       throw new Error("Failed to create new user");
 
-    return newUsers[0];
+    return newUser;
 
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof Error) {
@@ -144,8 +148,10 @@ export const getPfpUrl = async (userId: number) => {
   try {
     const users = await db.select().from(schema.users)
       .where(eq(schema.users.id, userId))
+    console.log(users);
     const user = users[0] as User;
-    return (users === undefined) ? user.pfpUrl : null;
+    if (!user) return null;
+    return user.pfpUrl;
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error getting pfp url:', error);
   }