diff --git a/backend/controllers/clubsController.js b/backend/controllers/clubsController.js
index b33e62c..049ad86 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/clubsController.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/clubsController.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const addClub = async (req, res) => {
   console.log('[addClub] - create club');
   const newClub = await Club.create({ name: clubName });
   console.log('[addClub] - add user to new club');
-  UserClub.create({ userId: user.id, clubId: newClub.id, approved: true });
+  await UserClub.create({ userId: user.id, clubId: newClub.id, approved: true });
   console.log('[addClub] - prepare response');
   res.status(200).json(newClub);
   console.log('[addClub] - done');
diff --git a/backend/utils/encrypt.js b/backend/utils/encrypt.js
index f4f2f5a..66dd44f 100644
--- a/backend/utils/encrypt.js
+++ b/backend/utils/encrypt.js
@@ -5,16 +5,23 @@ const createHash = (value) => {
 }
 
 function encryptData(data) {
-    try { 
-        const cipher = crypto.createCipheriv('aes-256-cbc', Buffer.from(process.env.ENCRYPTION_KEY, 'hex'), Buffer.alloc(16, 0));
+    try {
+        if (data === null || data === undefined) {
+            data = '';
+        }
+        const cipher = crypto.createCipheriv(
+            'aes-256-cbc',
+            Buffer.from(process.env.ENCRYPTION_KEY, 'hex'),
+            Buffer.alloc(16, 0)
+        );
         let encrypted = cipher.update(data, 'utf8', 'hex');
         encrypted += cipher.final('hex');
-        return encrypted; 
+        return encrypted;
     } catch (error) {
         console.log(error, data, process.env.ENCRYPTION_KEY, typeof data, process.env.ENCRYPTION_KEY.length);
         return '';
     }
-} 
+}
  
 function decryptData(data) {
     const decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv('aes-256-cbc', Buffer.from(process.env.ENCRYPTION_KEY, 'hex'), Buffer.alloc(16, 0));