diff --git a/src/routes/servers/server_create.rs b/src/routes/servers/server_create.rs
index 14fa4e99..85ba1e21 100644
--- a/src/routes/servers/server_create.rs
+++ b/src/routes/servers/server_create.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ pub async fn req(
         ..Default::default()
     };
 
+    server.create(db).await?;
     let channels = server.create_member(db, user, Some(vec![channel])).await?;
     Ok(Json(CreateServerResponse { server, channels }))
 }