diff --git a/src/bin/import_users.rs b/src/bin/import_users.rs
index 0522079..b007564 100644
--- a/src/bin/import_users.rs
+++ b/src/bin/import_users.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use julid::Julid;
 use rand::{seq::SliceRandom, thread_rng, Rng};
 use rand_distr::Normal;
 use sqlx::{
-    query_as,
+    query_scalar,
     sqlite::{SqliteConnectOptions, SqlitePoolOptions},
     SqlitePool,
 };
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use tokio_retry::Retry;
 use what2watch::{
     get_db_pool,
     import_utils::{add_omega_watches, add_users, add_watch_quests},
-    User, Watch, WatchQuest,
+    User, WatchQuest,
 };
 
 fn main() {
@@ -53,10 +53,9 @@ fn main() {
         .block_on(add_omega_watches(&w2w_db, &movie_db, 10_000))
         .unwrap();
 
-    let movies: Vec<Watch> = rt
-        .block_on(query_as("select * from watches").fetch_all(&w2w_db))
+    let movies: Vec<Julid> = rt
+        .block_on(query_scalar("select id from watches").fetch_all(&w2w_db))
         .unwrap();
-    let movies: Vec<Julid> = movies.into_iter().map(|m| m.id).collect();
 
     let rng = &mut thread_rng();
 
diff --git a/src/import_utils.rs b/src/import_utils.rs
index d18909d..23fe3b8 100644
--- a/src/import_utils.rs
+++ b/src/import_utils.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct ImportMovieOmega {
 impl From<ImportMovieOmega> for Watch {
     fn from(value: ImportMovieOmega) -> Self {
         Watch {
-            id: Julid::omega(), // this is ignored by the inserter
+            id: OMEGA_ID, // this is ignored by the inserter
             title: value.title,
             release_date: year_to_epoch(value.year.as_deref()),
             length: value.length.and_then(|v| v.parse::<i64>().ok()),
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl From<ImportMovieOmega> for Watch {
 impl From<&ImportMovieOmega> for Watch {
     fn from(value: &ImportMovieOmega) -> Self {
         Watch {
-            id: Julid::omega(),
+            id: OMEGA_ID,
             title: value.title.to_string(),
             release_date: year_to_epoch(value.year.as_deref()),
             length: value.length.as_ref().and_then(|v| v.parse::<i64>().ok()),
@@ -127,15 +127,14 @@ pub async fn add_omega_watches(
 
 pub async fn ensure_omega(db_pool: &SqlitePool) -> Julid {
     if !check_omega_exists(db_pool).await {
-        sqlx::query("insert into users (id, username, pwhash) values (?, 'the omega user', 'you shall not password')").bind(Julid::omega()).execute(db_pool).await.unwrap();
+        sqlx::query("insert into users (id, username, pwhash) values (?, 'the omega user', 'you shall not password')").bind(OMEGA_ID).execute(db_pool).await.unwrap();
     }
     OMEGA_ID
 }
 
 async fn check_omega_exists(db_pool: &SqlitePool) -> bool {
-    let id = Julid::omega();
     let count = query_scalar(USER_EXISTS_QUERY)
-        .bind(id)
+        .bind(OMEGA_ID)
         .fetch_one(db_pool)
         .await
         .unwrap_or(0);
diff --git a/src/signup.rs b/src/signup.rs
index 873f76f..df486df 100644
--- a/src/signup.rs
+++ b/src/signup.rs
@@ -109,12 +109,10 @@ pub async fn post_create_user(
     let email = validate_optional_length(&signup.email, 5..30, CreateUserErrorKind::BadEmail)?;
 
     let user = create_user(username, &displayname, &email, password, &pool).await?;
+    let when = user.id.created_at();
+    tracing::debug!("created {user:?} at {when}");
 
-    tracing::debug!("created {user:?}");
-    let id = user.id.as_string();
-    let location = format!("/signup_success/{id}");
-
-    let resp = axum::response::Redirect::to(&location);
+    let resp = axum::response::Redirect::to(&format!("/signup_success/{}", user.id));
 
     Ok(resp)
 }
@@ -172,23 +170,20 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_user(
         .fetch_one(pool)
         .await;
 
-    match res {
-        Ok(user) => Ok(user),
-        Err(sqlx::Error::Database(db)) => {
-            if let Some(exit) = db.code() {
-                let exit = exit.parse().unwrap_or(0u32);
+    Ok(res.map_err(|e| {
+        match e {
+            sqlx::Error::Database(db) => {
+                let exit = db.code().unwrap_or_default().parse().unwrap_or(0);
                 // https://www.sqlite.org/rescode.html codes for unique constraint violations:
                 if exit == 2067u32 || exit == 1555 {
-                    Err(CreateUserErrorKind::AlreadyExists.into())
+                    CreateUserErrorKind::AlreadyExists
                 } else {
-                    Err(CreateUserErrorKind::UnknownDBError.into())
+                    CreateUserErrorKind::UnknownDBError
                 }
-            } else {
-                Err(CreateUserErrorKind::UnknownDBError.into())
             }
+            _ => CreateUserErrorKind::UnknownDBError,
         }
-        _ => Err(CreateUserErrorKind::UnknownDBError.into()),
-    }
+    })?)
 }
 
 //-************************************************************************
diff --git a/src/users.rs b/src/users.rs
index 82db64b..745f2cc 100644
--- a/src/users.rs
+++ b/src/users.rs
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ pub struct User {
 impl Debug for User {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         f.debug_struct("User")
-            .field("id", &self.id.as_string())
             .field("username", &self.username)
+            .field("id", &self.id.as_string())
             .field("displayname", &self.displayname)
             .field("email", &self.email)
             .field("last_seen", &self.last_seen)
-            .field("pwhash", &"<redacted>")
             .finish()
     }
 }