diff --git a/face_recognition/app/app.py b/face_recognition/app/app.py
index 53c8d74..9417f98 100644
--- a/face_recognition/app/app.py
+++ b/face_recognition/app/app.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from flask import Flask, request
+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
 from minio import Minio
 from minio.error import (ResponseError, BucketAlreadyOwnedByYou, BucketAlreadyExists)
 import os
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def new_user_id():
     with open('/tmp/demo_object.pkl', 'wb') as f:
         pickle.dump(demo_object, f)
     minioClient.fput_object('users', str(id), '/tmp/demo_object.pkl')
-    return(id)
+    return(jsonify({'id':id}))
   
 @app.route('/init_face')
 #call like https://face.sguba.de/init_face?id=123&encoded_string=abc