diff --git a/server/datastore/database/user.go b/server/datastore/database/user.go
index 25de0802..f6b25040 100644
--- a/server/datastore/database/user.go
+++ b/server/datastore/database/user.go
@@ -49,20 +49,15 @@ func (db *Userstore) GetUserList() ([]*model.User, error) {
 
 // PostUser saves a User in the datastore.
 func (db *Userstore) PostUser(user *model.User) error {
-	if user.Created == 0 {
-		user.Created = time.Now().UTC().Unix()
-	}
+	user.Created = time.Now().UTC().Unix()
 	user.Updated = time.Now().UTC().Unix()
-	return meddler.Save(db, userTable, user)
+	return meddler.Insert(db, userTable, user)
 }
 
 // PutUser saves a user in the datastore.
 func (db *Userstore) PutUser(user *model.User) error {
-	if user.Created == 0 {
-		user.Created = time.Now().UTC().Unix()
-	}
 	user.Updated = time.Now().UTC().Unix()
-	return meddler.Save(db, userTable, user)
+	return meddler.Update(db, userTable, user)
 }
 
 // DelUser removes the user from the datastore.
diff --git a/server/handler/login.go b/server/handler/login.go
index 285702d0..2f08debe 100644
--- a/server/handler/login.go
+++ b/server/handler/login.go
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ func GetLogin(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
+		// the user id should NEVER equal zero
+		if u.ID == 0 {
+			log.Println("Unable to create account. User ID is zero")
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
 		// if this is the first user, they
 		// should be an admin.
 		if u.ID == 1 {
diff --git a/shared/model/request.go b/shared/model/request.go
index 594cbeb2..94075a88 100644
--- a/shared/model/request.go
+++ b/shared/model/request.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package model
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
 type Request struct {
 	Host   string  `json:"-"`
 	User   *User   `json:"-"`
@@ -7,3 +11,16 @@ type Request struct {
 	Commit *Commit `json:"commit"`
 	Prior  *Commit `json:"prior_commit"`
 }
+
+// URL returns the link to the commit in
+// string format.
+func (r *Request) URL() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s",
+		r.Host,
+		r.Repo.Host,
+		r.Repo.Owner,
+		r.Repo.Name,
+		r.Commit.Branch,
+		r.Commit.Sha,
+	)
+}