diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/website/Application.java b/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/website/Application.java
index 54da024..e4488bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/website/Application.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/website/Application.java
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 package edu.msudenver.tsp.website;
 
+import edu.msudenver.tsp.services.RestService;
+import edu.msudenver.tsp.services.UserService;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 
-@SpringBootApplication
+@SpringBootApplication(scanBasePackages = "edu.msudenver.tsp")
 public class Application {
 
     public static void main(final String[] args) {
         SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
     }
+
+    @Bean
+    @Autowired
+    public UserService userService(final RestService restService) {
+        return new UserService(restService);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/website/controller/UserCreationController.java b/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/website/controller/UserCreationController.java
index 6d6038f..6f76376 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/website/controller/UserCreationController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/msudenver/tsp/website/controller/UserCreationController.java
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package edu.msudenver.tsp.website.controller;
 
+import edu.msudenver.tsp.services.UserService;
+import edu.msudenver.tsp.services.dto.Account;
 import edu.msudenver.tsp.website.forms.UserCreationForm;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.ui.Model;
 import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
@@ -16,6 +19,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
 @AllArgsConstructor
 @RequestMapping("/createuser")
 public class UserCreationController {
+    @Autowired private final UserService userService;
+
     @GetMapping({"/",""})
     public ModelAndView createUserPage() {
         LOG.info("Received request to display the user creation page: returning model with name 'User'");
@@ -34,6 +39,12 @@ public class UserCreationController {
         model.addAttribute("referrer", userCreationForm.getReferrer());
         model.addAttribute("TnCAgreement", userCreationForm.isAgreedToTerms());
 
+        final Account newUser = new Account();
+        newUser.setUsername(userCreationForm.getUsername());
+        newUser.setPassword(userCreationForm.getPassword());
+        userService.createAccount(newUser);
+
+
         return "successfulRegistration";
     }
 }