diff --git a/app/src/helpers/api.js b/app/src/helpers/api.js
index e0604870..e212e75d 100644
--- a/app/src/helpers/api.js
+++ b/app/src/helpers/api.js
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ function handleResponse (response, type = 'json') {
   return response.ok ? response[type]() : handleErrors(response)
 }
 
-function handleErrors (response) {
+async function handleErrors (response) {
   if (response.status === 401) {
     throw new Error('Unauthorized')
+  } else if (response.status === 400) {
+    const message = await response.text()
+    throw new Error(message)
   }
 }
 
@@ -39,11 +42,19 @@ export default {
       })
   },
 
+  post (uri, data) {
+    return fetch('/api/' + uri, {
+      ...this.options,
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: objectToParams(data)
+    }).then(response => handleResponse(response))
+  },
+
   login (password) {
     return fetch('/api/login', {
+      ...this.options,
       method: 'POST',
-      body: objectToParams({ password }),
-      ...this.options
+      body: objectToParams({ password })
     }).then(response => (response.ok))
   },
 
diff --git a/app/src/helpers/dataStore.js b/app/src/helpers/dataStore.js
index 3bec0efc..4cc2ce4c 100644
--- a/app/src/helpers/dataStore.js
+++ b/app/src/helpers/dataStore.js
@@ -14,16 +14,20 @@ export default {
     'SET_USERS' (state, users) {
       state.users = Object.keys(users).length === 0 ? null : users
     },
+    'ADD_USER' (state, user) {
+      // FIXME will trigger an error if first created user
+      Vue.set(state.users, user.username, user)
+    },
     'SET_USERS_PARAM' (state, [username, userData]) {
       Vue.set(state.users_details, username, userData)
     }
   },
   actions: {
-    'FETCH' ({ state, commit, dispatch }, { uri, param, storeKey = uri, force = false }) {
+    'FETCH' ({ state, commit }, { uri, param, storeKey = uri, force = false }) {
       const currentState = param ? state[storeKey][param] : state[storeKey]
       // if data has already been queried, simply return
       if (currentState !== undefined && !force) return currentState
-      console.log(`will query: "/${param ? `${uri}/${param}` : uri}" and will store in "${storeKey || uri}"`)
+
       return api.get(param ? `${uri}/${param}` : uri).then(responseData => {
         const data = responseData[uri] ? responseData[uri] : responseData
         if (param) {
@@ -33,6 +37,10 @@ export default {
         }
         return param ? state[storeKey][param] : state[storeKey]
       })
+    },
+
+    'POST' ({ state, commit }, { uri, param, data, storeKey }) {
+      return api.post(uri, data)
     }
   },
   getters: {
diff --git a/app/src/views/user/UserCreate.vue b/app/src/views/user/UserCreate.vue
index fa6516cb..78789c04 100644
--- a/app/src/views/user/UserCreate.vue
+++ b/app/src/views/user/UserCreate.vue
@@ -191,7 +191,11 @@ export default {
 
       this.$store.dispatch('POST',
         { uri: 'users', data, param: data.username, storeKey: '' }
-      ).catch(error => {
+      ).then(responseData => {
+        // FIXME API doesn't return the same data as '/users'
+        this.$store.commit('ADD_USER', responseData)
+        this.$router.push({ name: 'user-list' })
+      }).catch(error => {
         this.server.error = error.message
         this.server.isValid = false
       })