diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts b/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts
index 3db0e3f1..03332469 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/assignments.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { createAssignment, getAllAssignments, getAssignment, getAssignmentsSubmissions } from '../services/assignments.js';
-import { AssignmentDTO, mapToAssignment, mapToAssignmentDTO } from '../interfaces/assignment.js';
-import { getAssignmentRepository, getClassRepository } from '../data/repositories.js';
+import { AssignmentDTO } from '../interfaces/assignment.js';
 
 // Typescript is annoy with with parameter forwarding from class.ts
 interface AssignmentParams {
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ export async function createAssignmentHandler(req: Request<AssignmentParams>, re
         return;
     }
 
-    const assignment = createAssignment(classid, assignmentData);
+    const assignment = await createAssignment(classid, assignmentData);
 
     if (!assignment) {
         res.status(500).json({ error: 'Could not create assignment ' });
diff --git a/backend/src/services/class.ts b/backend/src/services/class.ts
index 46530327..390c6a32 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/class.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/class.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { Class } from '../entities/classes/class.entity.js';
 import { ClassDTO, mapToClassDTO } from '../interfaces/class.js';
 import { mapToStudentDTO, StudentDTO } from '../interfaces/student.js';
 import { mapToTeacherInvitationDTO, mapToTeacherInvitationDTOIds, TeacherInvitationDTO } from '../interfaces/teacher-invitation.js';
+import {getLogger} from "../logging/initalize";
+
+const logger = getLogger();
 
 export async function getAllClasses(full: boolean): Promise<ClassDTO[] | string[]> {
     const classRepository = getClassRepository();
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ export async function createClass(classData: ClassDTO): Promise<Class | null> {
 
         return newClass;
     } catch (e) {
+        logger.error(e);
         return null;
     }
 }