diff --git a/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/NewThread.pm b/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/NewThread.pm
index 2798863..5a6e3cd 100644
--- a/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/NewThread.pm
+++ b/lib/CharmBoard/Controller/NewThread.pm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious::Controller', -signatures;
 sub thread_compose {
   my $c = shift;
 
-  my $subf_id = $c->param('id');
+  my $subf_id  = $c->param('id');
   my $subf_cat =
       $c->schema->resultset('Subforums')->cat_from_id($subf_id);
   my $cat_title =
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ sub thread_submit {
 
   my $thread_title = $c->param('thread-title');
   my $post_content = $c->param('post-content');
-  my $post_time    = time;
   my $subf_id      = $c->param('id');
+  my $post_time    = time;
 
   my $catch_error;
+  my $thread_id;
 
   # make sure post data is valid
   try {
@@ -45,11 +46,34 @@ sub thread_submit {
         or die "Please fill both the title and post content fields"
   } catch ($catch_error) {
     $c->flash(error => $catch_error);
-    $c->redirect_to('board/:id/new')
+    $c->redirect_to('/board/:id/new')
   }
 
   # now send it
-
+  try {
+    my $thread = $c->schema->resultset('Threads')->create({
+      thread_title => $thread_title,
+      thread_subf  => $subf_id
+    })
+        or die "Server error, thread creation failed";
+    $thread->update
+        or die "Server error, thread creation failed";
+    $thread_id = $thread->id;
+    print $thread_id;
+    my $post = $c->schema->resultset('Posts')->create({
+      user_id   => $c->session('user_id'),
+      thread_id => $thread_id,
+      post_date => time,
+      post_body => $post_content
+    })
+        or die "Thread was created successfully, but without an OP";
+    $post->update
+        or die "Thread was created successfully, but without an OP";
+  } catch ($catch_error) {
+    $c->flash(error => $catch_error);
+    $c->redirect_to('/board/:id/new')
+  };
+  $c->redirect_to('/thread/' . $thread_id)
 }
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/CharmBoard/Model/Schema/Source/Posts.pm b/lib/CharmBoard/Model/Schema/Source/Posts.pm
index e4308f5..d160c83 100644
--- a/lib/CharmBoard/Model/Schema/Source/Posts.pm
+++ b/lib/CharmBoard/Model/Schema/Source/Posts.pm
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
   post_date =>
   {     data_type         => 'integer',
         is_nullable       => 0,
+  },
+  post_body =>
+  {
+       data_type          => 'text',
+       is_nullable        => 0
   }
 );
 
diff --git a/lib/CharmBoard/Model/Schema/Source/Threads.pm b/lib/CharmBoard/Model/Schema/Source/Threads.pm
index debf29c..2b776b6 100644
--- a/lib/CharmBoard/Model/Schema/Source/Threads.pm
+++ b/lib/CharmBoard/Model/Schema/Source/Threads.pm
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->table('threads');
 __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
   thread_id    =>
   {     data_type         => 'integer',
+        is_numeric        => 1,
         is_auto_increment => 1,
         is_nullable       => 0,
   },