diff --git a/greataped/app/models/repos/auth.go b/greataped/app/models/repos/auth.go
index 22cd80a..528f2c6 100644
--- a/greataped/app/models/repos/auth.go
+++ b/greataped/app/models/repos/auth.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"contracts"
 	"db"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
@@ -35,76 +34,54 @@ type User struct {
 }
 
 // CreateUser create a user entry in the user's table
-func CreateUser(user *User) *gorm.DB {
-	return db.Executor.Create(user)
+func CreateUser(user *User) error {
+	if err := db.Executor.Create(user).Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // FindUser searches the user's table with the condition given
-func FindUser(dest interface{}, conds ...interface{}) *gorm.DB {
-	return db.Executor.Model(&User{}).Take(dest, conds...)
+func FindUser(conds ...any) (*User, error) {
+	dest := &User{}
+	if err := db.Executor.Model(dest).Take(dest, conds...).Error; err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
+			return nil, &fiber.Error{
+				Code:    contracts.StatusNotFound,
+				Message: "user not found",
+			}
+		} else {
+			return nil, &fiber.Error{
+				Code:    contracts.StatusInternalServerError,
+				Message: err.Error(),
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return dest, nil
 }
 
 // FindUserById searches the user's table with the id given
 func FindUserById(id uint) (*User, error) {
-	user := &User{}
-	if err := FindUser(user, "id = ?", id).Error; err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
-			return nil, &fiber.Error{
-				Code:    contracts.StatusNotFound,
-				Message: "user not found",
-			}
-		} else {
-			return nil, &fiber.Error{
-				Code:    contracts.StatusInternalServerError,
-				Message: err.Error(),
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return user, nil
+	return FindUser("id = ?", id)
 }
 
 // FindUserByEmail searches the user's table with the email given
 func FindUserByEmail(email string) (*User, error) {
-	user := &User{}
-	if err := FindUser(user, "email = ?", email).Error; err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
-			return nil, &fiber.Error{
-				Code:    contracts.StatusNotFound,
-				Message: "user not found",
-			}
-		} else {
-			return nil, &fiber.Error{
-				Code:    contracts.StatusInternalServerError,
-				Message: err.Error(),
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return user, nil
+	return FindUser("email = ?", email)
 }
 
 // FindUserByUsername searches the user's table with the name given
 func FindUserByUsername(username string) (*User, error) {
-	user := &User{}
-	if err := FindUser(user, "username = ?", username).Error; err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
-			return nil, &fiber.Error{
-				Code:    contracts.StatusNotFound,
-				Message: fmt.Sprintf("user '%s' not found", username),
-			}
-		} else {
-			return nil, &fiber.Error{
-				Code:    contracts.StatusInternalServerError,
-				Message: err.Error(),
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return user, nil
+	return FindUser("username = ?", username)
 }
 
 // UpdateProfile updates the user's profile with the info given
-func UpdateProfile(userId interface{}, data interface{}) *gorm.DB {
-	return db.Executor.Model(&User{}).Where("id = ?", userId).Updates(data)
+func UpdateProfile(userId interface{}, data interface{}) error {
+	if err := db.Executor.Model(&User{}).Where("id = ?", userId).Updates(data).Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/greataped/app/routes/profile.go b/greataped/app/routes/profile.go
index 90b927d..af8bcac 100644
--- a/greataped/app/routes/profile.go
+++ b/greataped/app/routes/profile.go
@@ -56,15 +56,16 @@ var UpdateProfile = route.New(HttpPost, "/api/v1/profile", func(x IContext) erro
 		access = repos.ACCESS_PRIVATE
 	}
 
-	if err := repos.UpdateProfile(user.ID, map[string]interface{}{
-		"display_name": body.DisplayName,
-		"bio":          body.Bio,
-		"github":       body.Github,
-		"avatar":       body.Avatar,
-		"banner":       body.Banner,
-		"access":       access,
-	}).Error; err != nil {
-		return x.InternalServerError("update_failed")
+	if err := repos.UpdateProfile(user.ID,
+		Values{
+			"display_name": body.DisplayName,
+			"bio":          body.Bio,
+			"github":       body.Github,
+			"avatar":       body.Avatar,
+			"banner":       body.Banner,
+			"access":       access,
+		}); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return x.Nothing()
diff --git a/greataped/app/routes/signup.go b/greataped/app/routes/signup.go
index 66db1b8..9dd23a8 100644
--- a/greataped/app/routes/signup.go
+++ b/greataped/app/routes/signup.go
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ var Signup = route.New(HttpPost, "/api/v1/signup", func(x IContext) error {
 		PublicKey:  publicKey,
 	}
 
-	if err := repos.CreateUser(user); err.Error != nil {
-		return x.Conflict(err.Error)
+	if err := repos.CreateUser(user); err != nil {
+		return x.Conflict(err)
 	}
 
 	token := jwt.Generate(&jwt.TokenPayload{
diff --git a/greataped/contracts/types.go b/greataped/contracts/types.go
index 98bbb4c..426f17e 100644
--- a/greataped/contracts/types.go
+++ b/greataped/contracts/types.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 package contracts
 
-type ViewData map[string]interface{}
+type (
+	ViewData map[string]interface{}
+	Values   map[string]interface{}
+)