diff --git a/app/models/ResponseModels.py b/app/models/ResponseModels.py
index c7b77f8..e3140bf 100644
--- a/app/models/ResponseModels.py
+++ b/app/models/ResponseModels.py
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ class BallotCastedResponse(BaseModel):
         BaseModel (pydantic.BaseModel): BaseModel from pydantic
     """
     
-    casted: bool
+    cast: bool
diff --git a/app/routers/auth.py b/app/routers/auth.py
index ee51230..3610a40 100644
--- a/app/routers/auth.py
+++ b/app/routers/auth.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async def auth(request: Request, response: Response, client: ClientModels.Client
                 }
                                 )
         else:
-            if not ballot.exists(client.discord_id_hash):
+            if not await ballot.exists(client.discord_id_hash):
                 user_claims: dict[str, str] = {}
                 user_claims['discord_id_hash'] = client.discord_id_hash
                 access_token = Authorize.create_access_token(subject=client.id,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async def exchange_token(request: Request, response: Response, Authorize: AuthPA
     access_token = Authorize.create_access_token(subject=Authorize.get_subject(),
                                                  user_claims=user_claims,
                                                  fresh=True)
-    if not ballot.exists(Authorize.get_subject()):
+    if not await ballot.exists(Authorize.get_subject()):
         if await clients.ban_token(Authorize.get_jti()):
             return {"access_token": access_token}
         else: 
diff --git a/app/routers/ballot.py b/app/routers/ballot.py
index 2899f67..00a1ad0 100644
--- a/app/routers/ballot.py
+++ b/app/routers/ballot.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ async def cast_ballot(request: Request, response: Response,
             
         if stored:
             await client.ban_token(Authorize.get_jti())
-            return {"created": stored}
+            return {"cast": stored}
         else:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail={
                 "error": GeneralErrors.InternalServerError().error,