diff --git a/src/Controller/CustomerAppAPI/AuthController.php b/src/Controller/CustomerAppAPI/AuthController.php
index 973c80de..128de8a8 100644
--- a/src/Controller/CustomerAppAPI/AuthController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/CustomerAppAPI/AuthController.php
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ class AuthController extends ApiController
         }
 
         if (!$customer_user) {
+            error_log("We don't have a customer user for session " . $this->session->getID());
+
             $customer_user = $this->findCustomerUserByNumber($this->session->getPhoneNumber());
 
             if ($customer_user === null) {
@@ -183,15 +185,17 @@ class AuthController extends ApiController
 
                 // save
                 $this->em->persist($customer_user);
+                $this->em->flush();
             } else {
                 error_log("Found existing customer user for " . $this->session->getPhoneNumber());
             }
         }
 
-        $this->em->flush();
+        error_log("Customer user ID is " . $customer_user->getID());
 
         // set session customer user
         $this->session->setCustomerUser($customer_user);
+        $this->em->flush();
 
         // response
         return new ApiResponse(true, '', [