diff --git a/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/Controllers/TestController.cs b/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/Controllers/TestController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15c6a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/Controllers/TestController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Web.Http;
+using TeamDBAwesome.Models;
+using TeamDBAwesome.SqlService;
+
+namespace TeamDBAwesome.Controllers
+{
+    public class TestController : ApiController
+    {
+        // GET: api/Test
+        public HttpResponseMessage Get()
+        {
+            //make a test customer
+            Customer test = new Customer();
+            test.Address = "test";
+            test.City = "test";
+            test.Company = "test";
+            test.Country = "test";
+            test.CustomerID = 0;
+            test.Email = "test@test.com";
+            test.Fax = "9109153999";
+            test.FName = "test";
+            test.LName = "test";
+            test.PersonID = 0;
+            test.Phone = "9109153999";
+            test.Post = "06066";
+            test.State = "CT";
+            test.SupportRepId = 0;
+
+            //make an instance of the sql controller
+            MySqlService sqlS = new MySqlService();
+            //try and add the new user
+            int ID = sqlS.AddNewUser(test);
+
+
+
+            //return an OK with the int of the new user
+            HttpResponseMessage response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+            response.Content = new StringContent(ID.ToString());
+            return response;
+
+
+        }
+
+        
+    }
+}
diff --git a/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/SqlService/MySqlService.cs b/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/SqlService/MySqlService.cs
index dfebf66..f83b21e 100644
--- a/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/SqlService/MySqlService.cs
+++ b/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/SqlService/MySqlService.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ private void Init_Connection()
             database = "chinook";
             uid = "root";
             //changeme
-            password = "a_password";
+            password = "";
 
             string connectionString = "SERVER=" + server + ";" + "DATABASE=" + database + ";" + "UID=" + uid + ";" + "PASSWORD=" + password + ";";
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ private bool CloseConnection()
             }
         }
 
-        public bool AddNewUser(Customer newCust)
+        public int AddNewUser(Customer newCust)
         {
             bool open = this.OpenConnection();
 
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ public bool AddNewUser(Customer newCust)
                 //close the connection
                 this.CloseConnection();
 
-                return true;
+                return int.Parse(newPersonID);
             }
             else
             {
-                return false;
+                return 0;
             }
 
             
diff --git a/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome.csproj b/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome.csproj
index 0f794c9..8a77309 100644
--- a/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome.csproj
+++ b/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome/TeamDBAwesome.csproj
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.UnitTestFramework, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
     <Reference Include="MySql.Data, Version=6.9.8.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c5687fc88969c44d, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\MySql.Data.6.9.8\lib\net45\MySql.Data.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Controllers\GetCustomerController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\HomeController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\NewCustomerController.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Controllers\TestController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Global.asax.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Global.asax</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>