diff --git a/dbi/user.go b/dbi/user.go
index 9201ed7..8408747 100644
--- a/dbi/user.go
+++ b/dbi/user.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ type User struct {
 }
 
 func CreateUser(conn *sql.Conn, user *User) error {
+	if user.APIKey == "" {
+		user.APIKey = GenUUID()
+	}
 	_, err := conn.ExecContext(context.Background(),
 		`INSERT INTO users (APIKey, FirstName, LastName, Password, Status, Username)
 		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,