diff --git a/server/authjs-handler.ts b/server/authjs-handler.ts
index e174995..9399c2f 100644
--- a/server/authjs-handler.ts
+++ b/server/authjs-handler.ts
@@ -72,13 +72,25 @@ const authjsConfig = {
     async signIn({ user, account, profile }) {
       if (typeof user?.email !== "string") return false;
       const dbClient = await getDbClient(POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING);
-      const userFromDb = await dbClient
+      let userFromDb = await dbClient
         .selectFrom("users")
         .selectAll()
         .where("email", "=", user.email)
         .executeTakeFirst();
       if (!userFromDb) {
-        return false;
+        userFromDb = (
+          await dbClient
+            .insertInto("users")
+            .values({
+              email: user.email,
+              username: user.email,
+              password: null,
+              createdAt: null,
+              lastLogin: null,
+            })
+            .returningAll()
+            .execute()
+        )[0];
       }
       console.log("signIn", user, account, profile);
       return true;
@@ -91,6 +103,9 @@ const authjsConfig = {
         .selectAll()
         .where("email", "=", token.email || "")
         .executeTakeFirst();
+      /** TODO: the following should never happen, because the account in
+       * created in the `isgnIn` step; but I don't know what error to throw here
+       * if for some reason there is no such account.*/
       if (!userFromDb) {
         userFromDb = (
           await dbClient
@@ -105,14 +120,6 @@ const authjsConfig = {
             .returningAll()
             .execute()
         )[0];
-        // await db.users.create({
-        //   // id: token.id,
-        //   email: token.email,
-        //   username: token.email,
-        //   password: null,
-        //   createdAt: null,
-        //   lastLogin: null,
-        // });
       }
       return {
         ...token,