diff --git a/src/main/java/com/howtographql/hackernews/LinkRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/howtographql/hackernews/LinkRepository.java
index 96345098..bc4f65a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/howtographql/hackernews/LinkRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/howtographql/hackernews/LinkRepository.java
@@ -42,12 +42,19 @@ public List<Link> getAllLinks(LinkFilter filter, int skip, int first) {
         return allLinks;
     }
     
-    public void saveLink(Link link) {
+    public Link saveLink(Link link) {
         Document doc = new Document();
         doc.append("url", link.getUrl());
         doc.append("description", link.getDescription());
         doc.append("postedBy", link.getUserId());
         links.insertOne(doc);
+
+        return new Link(
+            doc.get("_id").toString(),
+            link.getUrl(),
+            link.getDescription(),
+            link.getUserId()
+        );
     }
 
     private Bson buildFilter(LinkFilter filter) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/howtographql/hackernews/Mutation.java b/src/main/java/com/howtographql/hackernews/Mutation.java
index f5b6d899..a0bcd98a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/howtographql/hackernews/Mutation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/howtographql/hackernews/Mutation.java
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ public Mutation(LinkRepository linkRepository, UserRepository userRepository, Vo
     public Link createLink(String url, String description, DataFetchingEnvironment env) {
         AuthContext context = env.getContext();
         Link newLink = new Link(url, description, context.getUser().getId());
-        linkRepository.saveLink(newLink);
-        return newLink;
+        return linkRepository.saveLink(newLink);
     }
     
     public User createUser(String name, AuthData auth) {