diff --git a/routes/user.js b/routes/user.js
index 106506b..cd927ea 100644
--- a/routes/user.js
+++ b/routes/user.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const userRouter = express.Router();
 
 const client = require('../db/Client');
 
+// get a list of all users
 userRouter.route('/users').get(async (req, res) => {
     const newClient = client();
 
@@ -20,15 +21,16 @@ userRouter.route('/users').get(async (req, res) => {
     }
 });
 
+// post a new user to the database
 userRouter.route('/users').post(async (req, res) => {
-    const body = ['Mikayla'];
+    const { name, email } = req.body;
     const newClient = client();
 
     try {
         await newClient.connect()
         .then(console.log("Connection successful."));
 
-        await newClient.query(("INSERT INTO users (name) VALUES ('mikayla')"))
+        await newClient.query(("INSERT INTO users (name, email) VALUES ($1, $2)"), [name, email])
         .then(res.sendStatus(204));
     } catch(e) {
         console.log(e);
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 7871940..5b76d80 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const app = express();
 
-const client = require('./db/Client');
+const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 
 require('dotenv').config({ path: './config.env' });
 
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ const cors = require('cors');
 app.use(cors());
 app.use(express.json());
 
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded());
+
 app.use(require('./routes/checkout'));
 app.use(require('./routes/order'));
 app.use(require('./routes/products'));