diff --git a/src/callers/register.rs b/src/callers/register.rs
index 55a2691..b8f53d8 100644
--- a/src/callers/register.rs
+++ b/src/callers/register.rs
@@ -65,9 +65,13 @@ pub async fn register_user(
             } else {
                 let salt_string = hashing::generate_salt().unwrap();
                 let mut salt = icarus_models::user::salt::Salt::default();
-                salt.salt = salt_string.as_str().to_string();
+                let generated_salt = salt_string;
+                salt.salt = generated_salt.to_string();
                 salt.id = repo::salt::insert(&pool, &salt).await.unwrap();
                 user.salt_id = salt.id;
+                let hashed_password =
+                    hashing::hash_password(&user.password, &generated_salt).unwrap();
+                user.password = hashed_password;
 
                 match repo::user::insert(&pool, &user).await {
                     Ok(id) => {