diff --git a/database/pkg.go b/database/pkg.go
index 50695a5..6cab492 100644
--- a/database/pkg.go
+++ b/database/pkg.go
@@ -236,8 +236,9 @@ func (db *T) UpdateUserTime(userID int) (err error) {// {{{
 	return
 }// }}}
 
-func (db *T) CreateUser(username, password, name string) (err error) {// {{{
-	_, err = db.Conn.Exec(`
+func (db *T) CreateUser(username, password, name string) (userID int64, err error) {// {{{
+	var row *sql.Row
+	row = db.Conn.QueryRow(`
 		INSERT INTO _webservice.user(username, password, name)
 		VALUES(
 			$1,
@@ -250,11 +251,14 @@ func (db *T) CreateUser(username, password, name string) (err error) {// {{{
 			),
 			$3
 		)
+		RETURNING id
 		`,
 		username,
 		password,
 		name,
 	)
+
+	err = row.Scan(&userID)
 	return
 }// }}}
 
diff --git a/pkg.go b/pkg.go
index a8efe5a..3ea745c 100644
--- a/pkg.go
+++ b/pkg.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (service *Service) InitDatabaseConnection() (err error) { // {{{
 	}
 	return
 } // }}}
-func (service *Service) CreateUser(username, password, name string) (err error) { // {{{
+func (service *Service) CreateUser(username, password, name string) (userID int64, err error) { // {{{
 	if service.Db != nil {
 		err = service.InitDatabaseConnection()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (service *Service) CreateUser(username, password, name string) (err error)
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = service.Db.CreateUser(username, password, name)
+	userID, err = service.Db.CreateUser(username, password, name)
 	return
 } // }}}
 func (service *Service) CreateUserPrompt() { // {{{
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (service *Service) CreateUserPrompt() { // {{{
 	password, _ = reader.ReadString('\n')
 	password = strings.TrimSpace(password)
 
-	err = service.CreateUser(username, password, name)
+	_, err = service.CreateUser(username, password, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		service.logger.Error("application", "error", err)
 		os.Exit(1)