diff --git a/server/cmd/api/api_test.go b/server/cmd/api/api_test.go
index 3dcb3c9..694aaa2 100644
--- a/server/cmd/api/api_test.go
+++ b/server/cmd/api/api_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"database/sql"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -34,13 +35,12 @@ func createTestState() (opts *config.Options, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func TestUserRegister(t *testing.T) {
-	opts, err := createTestState()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create test state: %s", err.Error())
-		return
-	}
+func userCount(db *sql.DB) (count int, err error) {
+	err = db.QueryRow("SELECT count(*) FROM users").Scan(&count)
+	return
+}
 
+func TestUserRegister(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := []struct {
 		name    string
 		req     func() *http.Request
@@ -57,18 +57,15 @@ func TestUserRegister(t *testing.T) {
 					Created:  time.Now(),
 				})
 			},
-			assert: func(opts *config.Options, t *testing.T) error {
+			assert: func(opts *config.Options, t *testing.T) (err error) {
 				var count int
-				var err error
-				if err = opts.DB.QueryRow("SELECT count(*) FROM users").Scan(&count); err != nil {
-					return err
+				count, err = userCount(opts.DB)
+
+				if count != 2 {
+					t.Errorf("expected 2 users, got %d", count)
 				}
 
-				if count != 1 {
-					t.Errorf("expected 1 user, got %d", count)
-				}
-
-				return nil
+				return
 			},
 			wantErr: &HTTPError{Code: 403, Msg: "user already exists"},
 		},
@@ -83,11 +80,33 @@ func TestUserRegister(t *testing.T) {
 				Code: 400,
 			},
 		},
-		// TODO
+		{
+			name: "add new user",
+			req: func() *http.Request {
+				r, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "", strings.NewReader(`{"user_name":"chrisredfield", "auth_hash":"abc123"}`))
+				return r
+			},
+			assert: func(opts *config.Options, t *testing.T) (err error) {
+				var count int
+				count, err = userCount(opts.DB)
+
+				if count != 2 {
+					t.Errorf("expected 2 users, got %d", count)
+				}
+
+				return
+			},
+		},
+		// TODO bad args
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range ts {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			opts, err := createTestState()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to create test state: %s", err.Error())
+				return
+			}
 			var req *http.Request
 			if tt.req == nil {
 				req, _ = http.NewRequest("POST", "", strings.NewReader(`{"user_name":"albertwesker","auth_hash":"1234abc"}`))
@@ -118,6 +137,15 @@ func TestUserRegister(t *testing.T) {
 			api := &API{Opts: *opts}
 			ctx := &ReqCtx{Req: req}
 			_, err = api.UserRegister(ctx)
+
+			if tt.assert != nil {
+				err := tt.assert(opts, t)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err.Error())
+					return
+				}
+			}
+
 			if tt.wantErr != nil && err != nil {
 				if !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.wantErr, err) {
 					t.Errorf("got unwanted error: %s", err.Error())
@@ -125,14 +153,6 @@ func TestUserRegister(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if tt.assert != nil {
-				err = tt.assert(opts, t)
-				if err != nil {
-					t.Fatal(err.Error())
-					return
-				}
-			}
-
 			if tt.wantErr != nil && err == nil {
 				t.Errorf("expected error")
 				return