diff --git a/playground/server/api/register-precog/index.post.ts b/playground/server/api/register-precog/index.post.ts
index 0ed3a39..5a0439c 100644
--- a/playground/server/api/register-precog/index.post.ts
+++ b/playground/server/api/register-precog/index.post.ts
@@ -33,12 +33,9 @@ export default definePrecognitionEventHandler(registrationSchema, async (event)
     email: validated.email,
   };
 
-  const creatredRegistration = db.insert(registrations).values(newRegistration).returning();
-
+  fakeDatabase.push(newRegistration);
   // simulate a slow response to show the loading state o the front-end
   await sleep(1000);
-
-  return creatredRegistration;
 });
 
 function sleep(ms: number) {
diff --git a/playground/server/api/registrations/index.post.ts b/playground/server/api/registrations/index.post.ts
index 3b4b8d8..ccf7d3a 100644
--- a/playground/server/api/registrations/index.post.ts
+++ b/playground/server/api/registrations/index.post.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     email: validated.email,
   };
 
-  const fakeDatabase = getFakeDatabase;
-
   fakeDatabase.push(newRegistration);
 
   // simulate a slow response to show the loading state o the front-end