diff --git a/routes/api/routes/threads.js b/routes/api/routes/threads.js
index 2895605..3f7527e 100644
--- a/routes/api/routes/threads.js
+++ b/routes/api/routes/threads.js
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ app.get("/:id/messages/", async (req, res) => {
 
 app.post("/", async (req, res) => {
 
-    const { title, content } = req.body;
-return console.log(req.body)
+    const { title, content, category } = req.body;
+
     if (!content || !title) return res.error(400, "Missing content/title in request body.");
 
     const { user } = req;
     const thread = await new ThreadModel({ title, author: user }).takeId()
+    if (category)
+        thread.categoryID = category;
     const message = await new MessageModel({ content, author: user, threadID: thread.id }).takeId()
     await thread.push(message.id).save();
     await message.save();
diff --git a/views/create_thread.ejs b/views/create_thread.ejs
index 54b3d6b..6a01f12 100644
--- a/views/create_thread.ejs
+++ b/views/create_thread.ejs
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
     <input name="title" class="input"></input>
     <h2 class="title" style="align-self: baseline;">Content:</h2>
     <textarea rows="4" cols="50" name="content" class="input"></textarea>
+    <h2 class="title" style="align-self: baseline;">Category:</h2>
+
     <select name="category">
       <% for (const category of categories) { %>
-      <option name="<%= category.id %>" value="<%= category.name %>"><%= category.name %></option>
+      <option value="<%= category.id %>"><%= category.name %></option>
       <% } %>
     </select>
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@
       const response = await request("/api/threads/", "POST", {
         title: data.get("title"),
         content: data.get("content"),
-        categord: data.get("category")
+        category: data.get("category")
       });