diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cec9820..43bf123 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 		"express": "^4.21.0",
 		"mongoose": "^8.6.2",
 		"ms": "^2.1.3",
-		"ollama": "^0.5.9"
+		"ollama": "^0.5.9",
+		"uuid": "^10.0.0"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a534fd7..4cf8af4 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ importers:
       ollama:
         specifier: ^0.5.9
         version: 0.5.9
+      uuid:
+        specifier: ^10.0.0
+        version: 10.0.0
     devDependencies:
       '@sveltejs/adapter-auto':
         specifier: ^3.0.0
@@ -1106,6 +1109,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-pMZTvIkT1d+TFGvDOqodOclx0QWkkgi6Tdoa8gC8ffGAAqz9pzPTZWAybbsHHoED/ztMtkv/VoYTYyShUn81hA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4.0'}
 
+  uuid@10.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-8XkAphELsDnEGrDxUOHB3RGvXz6TeuYSGEZBOjtTtPm2lwhGBjLgOzLHB63IUWfBpNucQjND6d3AOudO+H3RWQ==}
+    hasBin: true
+
   vary@1.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-BNGbWLfd0eUPabhkXUVm0j8uuvREyTh5ovRa/dyow/BqAbZJyC+5fU+IzQOzmAKzYqYRAISoRhdQr3eIZ/PXqg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8'}
@@ -2162,6 +2169,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   utils-merge@1.0.1: {}
 
+  uuid@10.0.0: {}
+
   vary@1.1.2: {}
 
   vite@5.4.5:
diff --git a/server/api/users.js b/server/api/users.js
index 744238e..fea1ce1 100644
--- a/server/api/users.js
+++ b/server/api/users.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import APIRoute from "../APIRoute";
+import APIRoute from "../APIRoute.js";
 
 export default class UsersAPI extends APIRoute {
     constructor() {
@@ -20,5 +20,13 @@ export default class UsersAPI extends APIRoute {
 
         let db = req.app.get('mongo').users;
 
+        let result = await db.create({
+            recipes: [],
+            dietaryRestrictions: [],
+            firstName: "String",
+            lastName: "OtherString",
+            email: ""
+        });
+
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/storage/collections/users.js b/server/storage/collections/users.js
index 7689b76..874eee3 100644
--- a/server/storage/collections/users.js
+++ b/server/storage/collections/users.js
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ const UserSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     firstName: String,
     lastName: String,
     email: String
-
-
-
 }, { timestamps: true });
 
 export default class Users {