diff --git a/TOOHUCardAPI/Data/Repositories/UserRepository.cs b/TOOHUCardAPI/Data/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
index 9bb1b23..6e23660 100644
--- a/TOOHUCardAPI/Data/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
+++ b/TOOHUCardAPI/Data/Repositories/UserRepository.cs
@@ -42,12 +42,14 @@ namespace TOOHUCardAPI.Data.Repositories
 
         public async Task<User> CreateUser(string steamId)
         {
-            User user = new User()
+            User user = new User
             {
                 SteamId = steamId,
                 Vip = true,
                 EndTime = DateTime.MaxValue,
                 PetLevel = 1,
+                PetModel = "h000",
+                PetEffect = "e000",
                 EncodedCardGroups = new List<EncodedCardGroup>
                 {
                     new()
diff --git a/TOOHUCardAPI/Data/Services/UserService.cs b/TOOHUCardAPI/Data/Services/UserService.cs
index f0d619d..ea34389 100644
--- a/TOOHUCardAPI/Data/Services/UserService.cs
+++ b/TOOHUCardAPI/Data/Services/UserService.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace TOOHUCardAPI.Data.Services
             user.KeyTotal += AppSettings.DailyKeyBonus;
             user.LastDailyLoginBonus = DateTime.Now;;
             await _userRepository.UpdateUser(user);
+            _logger.LogInformation($"User {user.SteamId} received a daily login bonus. Keys earned: {AppSettings.DailyKeyBonus}. New Key total: {user.KeyTotal}");
             return user;
         }
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ namespace TOOHUCardAPI.Data.Services
             User user = await _userRepository.GetUser(steamId);
             user.PetModel = petModel;
             user.PetEffect = petEffect;
+            await _userRepository.UpdateUser(user);
             _logger.LogInformation($"User {user.SteamId} saved new pet data with model: {petModel} and effect {petEffect}");
         }
     }