diff --git a/db.ts b/db.ts
index ddfb89d..0c1d86b 100644
--- a/db.ts
+++ b/db.ts
@@ -30,16 +30,17 @@ export function all<T extends Table>(
 
 type Create<T> = Omit<T, 'id' | 'createdAt'> | Partial<T>
 
-export function create<T extends Table, K extends Identifiable>(
+export async function create<T extends Table, K extends typeof Identifiable>(
 	a: T,
 	payload: Create<K>,
-): Deno.KvListIterator<Model<T>> {
+): Promise<Deno.KvCommitResult> {
 	const data: Create<Model<T>> | undefined = schema[a].parse(payload)
+	// we want to create our own ID since this is `create` and not `update`
 	if (Identifiable.safeParse(data).success) {
 		delete data.id
 	}
 	if (Created.safeParse(data).success) {
 		delete data.createdBy
 	}
-	return kv.set([a, )
+	return await kv.set([a, payload.id], payload)
 }