diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 594c71a..b47038b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
     "typescript": "^5.1.6"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/data/db/create.ts b/src/data/db/create.ts
index 8436675..804c54c 100644
--- a/src/data/db/create.ts
+++ b/src/data/db/create.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export function createMessageInRoom(roomId: string, message: MessageI): Promise<
             create: {
               message: message.message ? String(message.message) : '',
               messageId: message.messageId ? message.messageId.toString() : '',
-              messageType: message.messageType,
+              messageType: message.messageType!,
               proof: JSON.stringify(message.proof),
               roomId: roomId
             }
diff --git a/src/data/db/update.ts b/src/data/db/update.ts
index f192793..0c1a358 100644
--- a/src/data/db/update.ts
+++ b/src/data/db/update.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ export async function addIdentityToIdentityListRooms(
               }
             }
           });
+          console.debug(
+            `Successfully created and added user to Identity List room ${room.roomId}`
+          );
+          addedRooms.push(roomId);
         }
       } catch (err) {
         console.error(err);
diff --git a/src/data/messages.ts b/src/data/messages.ts
index b287d0c..cd7f15e 100644
--- a/src/data/messages.ts
+++ b/src/data/messages.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { createMessageInRoom, findRoomWithMessageId, removeIdentityFromRoom } from './db/';
+import { createMessageInRoom, findRoomWithMessageId } from './db/';
 import { MessageI, RoomI } from 'discreetly-interfaces';
-import { shamirRecovery, getIdentityCommitmentFromSecret } from '../crypto/shamirRecovery';
+import { shamirRecovery } from '../crypto/shamirRecovery';
 import { RLNFullProof } from 'rlnjs';
 import { verifyProof } from '../crypto/';
 
diff --git a/src/endpoints/gateways/theWord.ts b/src/endpoints/gateways/theWord.ts
index 3b2498c..6d7ad72 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/gateways/theWord.ts
+++ b/src/endpoints/gateways/theWord.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
 import { limiter } from '../middleware';
 import asyncHandler from 'express-async-handler';
-import { SNARKProof } from '../../types';
 import { verifyTheWordProof } from '../../gateways/theWord/verifier';
 import { addIdentityToIdentityListRooms } from '../../data/db';
 import { RoomI } from 'discreetly-interfaces';
+import { SNARKProof } from 'idc-nullifier';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 const prisma = new PrismaClient();
@@ -23,25 +23,24 @@ router.post(
   '/join',
   limiter,
   asyncHandler(async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-    const { proof, idc } = req.body as { proof: SNARKProof; idc: string };
-
+    const { proof, idc } = req.body as { proof: SNARKProof, idc: string };
     const isValid = await verifyTheWordProof(proof);
     if (isValid) {
-      const room = (await prisma.rooms.findUnique({
+      const room = await prisma.rooms.findUnique({
         where: {
           roomId: '007' + process.env.THEWORD_ITERATION
         }
-      })) as RoomI;
+      }) as RoomI;
       const addedRoom = await addIdentityToIdentityListRooms([room], idc);
       if (addedRoom.length === 0) {
         res.status(500).json({
           status: 'already-added',
-          message: 'Identity already added to room'
+          roomIds: []
         });
       } else {
         res.status(200).json({
           status: 'valid',
-          roomId: room.roomId
+          roomIds: [room.roomId]
         });
       }
     } else {
diff --git a/src/endpoints/rooms/rooms.ts b/src/endpoints/rooms/rooms.ts
index fb6ef2d..ea08523 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/rooms/rooms.ts
+++ b/src/endpoints/rooms/rooms.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { limiter } from '../middleware';
-import asyncHandler from 'express-async-handler';
+// import asyncHandler from 'express-async-handler';
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
-import { verifyIdentityProof } from '../../crypto/idcVerifier/verifier';
+// import { verifyIdentityProof } from '../../crypto/idcVerifier/verifier';
 import { pp } from '../../utils';
-import { IDCProof } from 'idc-nullifier/dist/types/types';
+// import { IDCProof } from 'idc-nullifier/dist/types/types';
 import { addRoomData } from '../../types';
 import {
   findRoomById,
-  findRoomsByIdentity,
+  // findRoomsByIdentity,
   createRoom,
   removeRoom,
   removeMessage
diff --git a/src/gateways/theWord/verifier.ts b/src/gateways/theWord/verifier.ts
index 6c12520..5414209 100644
--- a/src/gateways/theWord/verifier.ts
+++ b/src/gateways/theWord/verifier.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { SNARKProof } from '../../types';
 import { groth16 } from 'snarkjs';
 import vkey from './vkey';
+import { SNARKProof } from 'idc-nullifier';
 
 
 export async function verifyTheWordProof(proof: SNARKProof): Promise<boolean> {
 
-
   const isValid = groth16.verify(vkey, proof.publicSignals, proof.proof);
 
   return isValid;