diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.ts b/src/routes/+layout.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b3747d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import {redirect} from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import type {LayoutLoad} from './$types';
+
+export const load: LayoutLoad = ({data, url}) => {
+	// logged in (user exists), but username is unset - complete profile first
+	console.log(data.user);
+	if (data.user && data.user.name == null) {
+		// don't redirect forever if we're already on this page
+		if (url.pathname !== '/profile/create') {
+			console.log('bad');
+			throw redirect(
+				302,
+				`/profile/create?next=${encodeURIComponent(url.href)}`,
+			);
+		}
+	}
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/auth/[provider]/callback/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/auth/[provider]/callback/+page.server.ts
index 28c1067..847da76 100644
--- a/src/routes/auth/[provider]/callback/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/auth/[provider]/callback/+page.server.ts
@@ -89,8 +89,14 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async event => {
 
 	// if there is not yet anyone registered using this auth method, create a
 	// new user and a new auth method for that user
+	let newUser = false;
 	if (!authMethod) {
-		throw redirect(302, '/'); // TODO
+		newUser = true;
+		const usersRepo = dataSource.getRepository(User);
+		const user = usersRepo.create({});
+		await usersRepo.save(user);
+		authMethod = authMethodsRepo.create({provider, userIdentifier, user});
+		await authMethodsRepo.save(authMethod);
 	}
 
 	// Create a new auth session for this auth method and save it
@@ -104,5 +110,9 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async event => {
 	event.cookies.delete('stateid');
 
 	// Woo we did it, redirect on to wherever we were trying to go before
-	throw redirect(302, '/');
+	let next = storedState.next;
+	if (newUser) {
+		next = `/profile/create?next=${next}`;
+	}
+	throw redirect(302, next);
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/profile/create/+page.svelte b/src/routes/profile/create/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97b04ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/profile/create/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	// TODO
+</script>
+
+<h1>hi yess you need a profile</h1>
+<p>i am still learning form shit but. soon</p>