diff --git a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/controllers/api/apiRoom.js b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/controllers/api/apiRoom.js
index 9e41f2e..a3faa56 100644
--- a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/controllers/api/apiRoom.js
+++ b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/controllers/api/apiRoom.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const roomQueries = require('../../data/queries/room');
+const messageQueries = require('../../data/queries/message');
 const {enableRoomSocket} = require('../../socket');
 
 const getAll = async (req, res, next) => {
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ const show = async (req, res, next) => {
   try {
     const roomId = req.params.id;
     const roomGames = await roomQueries.findRoomById(roomId);
-    const body = {roomGames}
+    const messages = await messageQueries.findMessageByRoom(roomId);
+    const body = {roomGames, messages};
     res.status(200).json(body);
   }
   catch (err) {
diff --git a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/controllers/auth.js b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/controllers/auth.js
index 17ebb48..09b7f5b 100644
--- a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/controllers/auth.js
@@ -14,18 +14,16 @@ const checkValidationErrors = (req, res) => {
 const signup = async (req, res, next) => {
   checkValidationErrors(req, res);
   const user = req.body;
-
   try {
     delete user.confirmPassword;
+    const existingUser = await userQueries.findUserByNameOrEmail(user);
     const hashedPassword = await hashPassword(user.password);
     const secureUser = { ...user, password: hashedPassword };
-    const existingUser = await userQueries.findUserByNameOrEmail(secureUser);
-
     if (existingUser.length) {
       return res.status(409).json({errors: [{auth: 'User already exists!'}]})
     }
 
-    const newUser = await userQueries.insertUser(secureUser)
+    const newUser = await userQueries.insertUser(secureUser);
     signToken(res, newUser)
     res.status(201).json({...newUser});
   } 
diff --git a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/queries/message.js b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/queries/message.js
index 3a20e12..eafcdf4 100644
--- a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/queries/message.js
+++ b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/queries/message.js
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 const knex = require('../db');
-
-// TODO timestamps
+const joinUserSelect = [
+  'content', 'username', 'admin'
+]
 
 const findMessageByRoom = async (roomId) => {
-  return await knex('message')
-  .where({'id': roomId})
-  .select('*');
+  return await knex
+  .from('message')
+  .where({'message.room': roomId})
+  .select(joinUserSelect)
+  .join('user', function() {
+    this.on('message.user', '=', 'user.id')
+  })
+  // .toSQL();
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/queries/room.js b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/queries/room.js
index c00c30b..693af1f 100644
--- a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/queries/room.js
+++ b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/queries/room.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const knex = require('../db');
 
-const joinGameSection = [
+const joinGameSelect = [
   'room.id', 'room.name', 'room.description', 'room.language',
   'game.komi', 'game.handicap', 'game.board_size', 
   'game.player_black', 'game.player_white',
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const findRoomById = async (roomId) => {
   
   return await knex
   .from('room')
-  .select(joinGameSection)
+  .select(joinGameSelect)
   .where('room.id', '=', roomId)
   .join('game', function() {
     this.on('game.room', '=', 'room.id')
diff --git a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/seeds/04_user.js b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/seeds/04_user.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e68be10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/seeds/04_user.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const {hashPassword} = require('../../services/bcrypt');
+require('dotenv').config();
+const password = process.env.USER_ONE_PASSWORD;
+const hashedPassword = hashPassword(password);
+const email = process.env.USER_ONE_EMAIL;
+
+exports.seed = function(knex) {
+  // Deletes ALL existing entries
+  return knex('user').del()
+    .then(function () {
+      // Inserts seed entries
+      return knex('user').insert([
+        {id: 2, username: 'user-one', email: email, password: hashedPassword, admin: true},
+      ]);
+    });
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/seeds/05_message.js b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/seeds/05_message.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1af1cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/data/seeds/05_message.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+exports.seed = function(knex) {
+  // Deletes ALL existing entries
+  return knex('message').del()
+    .then(function () {
+      // Inserts seed entries
+      return knex('message').insert([
+        {id: 1, content: 'Hey! Welcome to the general room!', room: 1, user: 2}
+      ]);
+    });
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/test/room/api.room.spec.js b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/test/room/api.room.spec.js
index 8242bb9..15b690f 100644
--- a/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/test/room/api.room.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/packages/play-node-go/server/test/room/api.room.spec.js
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ const apiRoomSpec = (chai, knex, server) => {
       player_white: 'anon',
       player_black_rank: 'K3',
       player_white_rank: 'K2'
+    } ],
+    messages: [ {
+      content: 'Hey! Welcome to the general room!',
+      username: 'user-one',
+      admin: true
     } ]
   }