diff --git a/api/user.go b/api/user.go
index 4840697..32d4ea0 100644
--- a/api/user.go
+++ b/api/user.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func (a *UserAPI) CreateUser(ctx *gin.Context) {
 			internal := toInternal(&user, []byte{})
 			if a.DB.GetUserByName(internal.Name) == nil {
 				a.DB.CreateUser(internal)
+				ctx.JSON(200, toExternal(internal))
 			} else {
 				ctx.AbortWithError(400, errors.New("username already exists"))
 			}
diff --git a/api/user_test.go b/api/user_test.go
index 8bc332b..ceb49c6 100644
--- a/api/user_test.go
+++ b/api/user_test.go
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ func (s *UserSuite) Test_CreateUser() {
 	s.a.CreateUser(s.ctx)
 
 	s.db.AssertCalled(s.T(), "CreateUser", &model.User{Name: "tom", Pass: pwByte, Admin: true})
+
+	s.expectJSON(`{"id":0, "name":"tom", "admin":true}`)
 }
 
 func (s *UserSuite) Test_CreateUser_NoPassword() {