diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78e020f..35b607c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-node_modules
-build
-coverage
-.vscode
 .DS_STORE
 .env
-tmp
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea/
+.vscode
+build
+coverage
+node_modules
+tmp
diff --git a/build/.adonisrc.json b/build/.adonisrc.json
index e498125..1397e18 100644
--- a/build/.adonisrc.json
+++ b/build/.adonisrc.json
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
     ".env",
     ".adonisrc.json"
   ],
-  "lastCompiledAt": "2020-10-02T00:37:05.260Z"
+  "lastCompiledAt": "2020-10-04T19:46:24.661Z"
 }
diff --git a/build/start/routes.js b/build/start/routes.js
index fd3da34..b987da9 100644
--- a/build/start/routes.js
+++ b/build/start/routes.js
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const Route_1 = __importDefault(global[Symbol.for('ioc.use')]("Adonis/Core/Route"));
 Route_1.default.get('/', async () => {
-    return { hello: 'world' };
+    return 'Did you mean to open /graphiql';
 });
 const { graphiqlAdonis, graphqlAdonis } = require('apollo-server-adonis');
 const { makeExecutableSchema } = require('graphql-tools');
-const Database_1 = __importDefault(global[Symbol.for('ioc.use')]("Adonis/Lucid/Database"));
-let careers = Database_1.default.query().from('careers');
 const typeDefs = `
   type Career {
     email: String
@@ -25,18 +23,20 @@ const typeDefs = `
   }
 `;
 const Career_1 = __importDefault(global[Symbol.for('ioc.use')]("App/Models/Career"));
+const Database_1 = __importDefault(global[Symbol.for('ioc.use')]("Adonis/Lucid/Database"));
 const resolvers = {
     Query: {
-        careers: () => careers,
-        career: () => careers.paginate(1, 1),
+        careers: async () => await Database_1.default.query().from('careers'),
+        career: async () => await Database_1.default.query().from('careers').limit(1),
     },
     Mutation: {
-        createCareer: (root, args) => {
+        createCareer: async (root, args) => {
             void (root);
             const career = new Career_1.default();
             career.email = args.email.toString();
             career.description = args.description.toString();
-            career.save();
+            const result = await career.save();
+            return result.toString();
         },
     },
 };
diff --git a/build/start/routes.js.map b/build/start/routes.js.map
index 9e7960f..e375257 100644
--- a/build/start/routes.js.map
+++ b/build/start/routes.js.map
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diff --git a/start/routes.ts b/start/routes.ts
index 4567139..06c8cc4 100644
--- a/start/routes.ts
+++ b/start/routes.ts
@@ -21,18 +21,13 @@
 import Route from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Route'
 
 Route.get('/', async () => {
-  return { hello: 'world' }
+  return 'Did you mean to open /graphiql'
 })
 
 const { graphiqlAdonis, graphqlAdonis } = require('apollo-server-adonis')
 
 const { makeExecutableSchema } = require('graphql-tools')
 
-// database without async/await in router is too slow
-// move this code into a controller
-import Database from '@ioc:Adonis/Lucid/Database'
-let careers = Database.query().from('careers')
-
 // GraphQL schema in string form
 const typeDefs = `
   type Career {
@@ -49,18 +44,22 @@ const typeDefs = `
 `
 
 import Career from 'App/Models/Career'
+// move this code into a controller
+import Database from '@ioc:Adonis/Lucid/Database'
+
 const resolvers = {
   Query: {
-    careers: () => careers,
-    career: () => careers.paginate(1, 1),
+    careers: async () => await Database.query().from('careers'),
+    career: async () => await Database.query().from('careers').limit(1),
   },
   Mutation: {
-    createCareer: (root, args) => { //(root, args, context, info)
+    createCareer: async (root, args) => { //(root, args, context, info)
       void(root) // syntax sugar to lint unused param
       const career = new Career()
       career.email = args.email.toString()
       career.description = args.description.toString()
-      career.save()
+      const result = await career.save()
+      return result.toString()
     },
   },
 }