diff --git a/client/src/util/apiUtils.tsx b/client/src/util/apiUtils.tsx
index d4b9a6e..d3fcd17 100644
--- a/client/src/util/apiUtils.tsx
+++ b/client/src/util/apiUtils.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import axios from "axios";
 const API = import.meta.env.APISTRING || "http://localhost:8080";
 
 axios.defaults.withCredentials = true;
+axios.defaults.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json';
 
 export const getBaseAPI = async () => {
     return fetch(API);
@@ -30,11 +31,9 @@ export const checkCredientials = async () => {
             url: API + '/auth',
         });
 
-        const data = Promise.resolve(response.data);
-        return data;
+        return Promise.resolve(response.data);
     } catch (e: any) {
-        throw e;
-        
+        console.log(e);
     }
 }
 
@@ -47,29 +46,47 @@ export const attemptLogout = async () => {
     } catch (e: any) {
         throw e;
     }
-    // const result = await fetch(API + 'auth/logout', { method: "DELETE" }).then(response => response.json());
-    // return result;
 }
 
-export const attemptRegister = async (data: IUser) => {
-    const result = await fetch(API + 'auth/register/', {
+export const attemptRegister = async (body: IUser) => {
+    try {
+        const response = await axios({
             method: "POST",
-            headers: {
-                "Content-Type": "application/json"
-            },
-            body: JSON.stringify(data)
-        }).then(response => response.json());
-    
-    return result;
+            url: API + '/auth/register',
+            data: JSON.stringify(body)
+        })
+
+        return Promise.resolve(response.data);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+        throw e;
+    }
 }
 
 // on recipe route
 export const getRecipeByID = async (id: string | number) => {
-    const result = await fetch(API + 'recipe/' + id).then(response => response.json());
-    return result;
+    try {
+        const response = await axios({
+            method: "GET",
+            url: API + '/recipe/' + id
+        })
+
+        return Promise.resolve(response.data);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+        throw e;
+    }
 }
 
 export const getAllRecipes = async () => {
-    const result = await fetch(API + 'recipe').then(response => response.json());
-    return result;
+    try {
+        const response = await axios({
+            method: "GET",
+            url: API + '/recipe'
+        })
+
+        return Promise.resolve(response.data);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+        throw e;
+    }
+    // const result = await fetch(API + 'recipe').then(response => response.json());
+    // return result;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/db/examplevals.ts b/server/db/populate.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from server/db/examplevals.ts
rename to server/db/populate.ts
index 8f10da6..b2c2128 100644
--- a/server/db/examplevals.ts
+++ b/server/db/populate.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default async function populate() {
     `
 
     const populateComments = `
-        INSERT INTO recipin.cmp_recipecomments
+        INSERT INTO recipin.recipecomments
             (commentbody, datecreated, recipeid, authorid)
         VALUES
             ('Very cool recipe!', $1, 2, 2),
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ export default async function populate() {
         try {
             await pool.query(s, [now]);
         } catch(e: any) {
+            console.error(e);
             console.log('Last executed: ' + s);
-            throw new Error(e);
+            process.exit(0);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/db/seed.ts b/server/db/seed.ts
index 4f3f81d..c586402 100644
--- a/server/db/seed.ts
+++ b/server/db/seed.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Client } from 'pg';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-import populate from "./examplevals";
+import populate from "./populate";
 import pool from ".";
 
 dotenv.config();
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ dotenv.config();
     `
 
     const recipecomments = `
-        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipin.cmp_recipecomments (
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipin.recipecomments (
             id INT GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
             commentbody varchar NOT NULL,
             datecreated varchar NOT NULL,
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ dotenv.config();
             await pool.query(s);
         }
     } catch(e: any) {
-        throw new Error(e);
+        console.error(e);
+        process.exit(0);
     }
 
     console.log("Database seed successful. Attempting to populate...");