diff --git a/src/main/java/ext/Ext.kt b/src/main/java/ext/Ext.kt
index 6df696da..626ec167 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ext/Ext.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/ext/Ext.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 package ext
 
+import io.ktor.client.*
+import io.ktor.client.engine.cio.*
+import io.ktor.client.plugins.contentnegotiation.*
+import io.ktor.serialization.kotlinx.json.*
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestHeader
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam
 import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException
-import io.ktor.client.*
-import io.ktor.client.engine.cio.*
-import io.ktor.client.plugins.contentnegotiation.*
-import io.ktor.serialization.kotlinx.json.*
 
 typealias RP = RequestParam
 typealias RB = RequestBody
@@ -31,4 +33,6 @@ val HTTP = HttpClient(CIO) {
     install(ContentNegotiation) {
         json()
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+suspend fun <T> async(block: suspend kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope.() -> T): T = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { block() }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/icu/samnyan/aqua/net/UserRegistrar.kt b/src/main/java/icu/samnyan/aqua/net/UserRegistrar.kt
index 060b34bf..52144b86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/icu/samnyan/aqua/net/UserRegistrar.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/icu/samnyan/aqua/net/UserRegistrar.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import ext.*
 import icu.samnyan.aqua.net.db.AquaNetUser
 import icu.samnyan.aqua.net.db.AquaNetUserRepo
 import icu.samnyan.aqua.net.utils.TurnstileService
-import io.ktor.client.request.*
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
@@ -22,23 +23,21 @@ class UserRegistrar(
      * Register a new user
      */
     @PostMapping("/register")
-    fun register(@RP email: Str, @RP pass: Str, @RP captcha: Str?, request: HttpServletRequest) {
-        request.ip
-
+    suspend fun register(@RP email: Str, @RP pass: Str, @RP captcha: Str?, request: HttpServletRequest) {
         // Check captcha
-        if (!turnstileService.validate(captcha,
+        if (!turnstileService.validate(captcha, request)) 400 > "Invalid captcha"
 
         // Check if email is valid
         if (!email.isValidEmail()) 400 > "Invalid email"
 
         // Check if user with the same email exists
-        if (userRepo.existsByEmail(email)) 400 > "User already exists"
+        if (async { userRepo.existsByEmail(email) }) 400 > "User already exists"
 
         // Validate password
         if (pass.length < 8) 400 > "Password too short"
 
         val u = AquaNetUser(email = email, pwHash = hasher.encode(pass), regTime = millis(), lastLogin = millis())
-        userRepo.save(u)
+        async { userRepo.save(u) }
 
         200 > "User created"
     }