diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0fd52c9..2338bde 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -53,33 +53,42 @@ async fn createuser(
     mut db: Connection<Db>,
     info: Json<LoginInfo>,
     cookies: &CookieJar<'_>,
-) -> status::Custom<&'static str> {
+) -> status::Custom<String> {
     let token = cookies.get_private("token");
     match token.is_some() {
-        true => {
-            status::Custom(Status::Forbidden, 
-            "You're already logged in. Log out before trying to create a new account.")
-        }
+        true => status::Custom(
+            Status::Forbidden,
+            "You're already logged in. Log out before trying to create a new account.".to_string(),
+        ),
         false => match User::get_by_username(&mut db, &info.username).await {
-            Some(_) => "Username already taken. Please try again.".to_string(),
+            Some(_) => status::Custom(
+                Status::Forbidden,
+                "Username already taken. Please try again.".to_string(),
+            ),
             None => match User::create(&mut db, &info.username, &info.password).await {
                 Ok(_) => match User::get_by_username(&mut db, &info.username).await {
                     Some(user) => match user.set_new_token(&mut db).await {
                         Ok(t) => {
                             cookies.add_private(("token", t));
-                            "Your account has been created and you've been automatically logged in."
-                                .to_string()
+                            status::Custom(Status::Ok, "Your account has been created and you've been automatically logged in.".to_string())
                         }
                         Err(why) => {
                             eprintln!("{why:?}");
-                            "Couldn't log you in. Your account has been created, though."
-                                .to_string()
+                            status::Custom(
+                                Status::Created,
+                                "Couldn't log you in. Your account has been created, though."
+                                    .to_string(),
+                            )
                         }
                     },
-                    None => "Something went really wrong. I don't know what.".to_string(),
+                    None => status::Custom(
+                        Status::InternalServerError,
+                        "Something went really wrong. I don't know what.".to_string(),
+                    ),
                 },
                 Err(why) => {
-                    format!("Couldn't create user: {}", why)
+                    format!("Couldn't create user: {}", why);
+                    status::Custom(Status::InternalServerError, format!("{why}"))
                 }
             },
         },