diff --git a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/listeners/LevellingListener.java b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/listeners/LevellingListener.java
index 2568523..330cb46 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/listeners/LevellingListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/listeners/LevellingListener.java
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public class LevellingListener extends ListenerAdapter {
         } else {
             log.info("No record of user ID {} in server {}, creating blank record", user.getId(), guild.getId());
             try {
-                DBUtils.createUserRecord(user.getIdLong(), guild.getIdLong(), user.getName());
+                UserRecord rec = DBUtils.createUserRecord(user.getIdLong(), guild.getIdLong(), user.getName());
+                LevellingUtils.incrementXp(log, rec);
             } catch (SQLException e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/utils/DBUtils.java b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/utils/DBUtils.java
index 7825b2a..48f04fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/utils/DBUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/utils/DBUtils.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class DBUtils {
      * @param username  The users username
      * @throws SQLException A SQL exception
      */
-    public static void createUserRecord(long user_id, long server_id, String username) throws SQLException {
+    public static UserRecord createUserRecord(long user_id, long server_id, String username) throws SQLException {
         Logger log = Logging.getLogger();
         log.info("Creating record (usr:{},srv:{},unm:{})", user_id, server_id, username);
         BasicDataSource dataSource = Doki.getDataSource();
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public class DBUtils {
         stmt.setTimestamp(4, Timestamp.valueOf(LocalDateTime.now()));
         stmt.execute();
         log.info("Record (usr:{},srv:{},unm:{}) created!", user_id, server_id, username);
+        return new UserRecord(user_id, server_id, username);
     }
 
     /**