diff --git a/api/src/guards/request/auth/admin.rs b/api/src/guards/request/auth/admin.rs
index 8f75a31..717e41a 100644
--- a/api/src/guards/request/auth/admin.rs
+++ b/api/src/guards/request/auth/admin.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl<'r> FromRequest<'r> for AdminAuth {
         match session {
             Ok(model) => Outcome::Success(AdminAuth(model, private_key.to_string())),
             Err(e) => Outcome::Failure(
-                (Status::from_code(e.code()).unwrap_or(Status::InternalServerError), None)
+                (Status::from_code(e.code()).unwrap_or(Status::Unauthorized), None)
             ),
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/services/application_service.rs b/core/src/services/application_service.rs
index eed8881..5793162 100644
--- a/core/src/services/application_service.rs
+++ b/core/src/services/application_service.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,16 @@ impl ApplicationService {
         personal_id_number: String,
     ) -> Result<(candidate::Model, parent::Model), ServiceError> {
         Ok(
-            tokio::try_join!(
+            /* tokio::try_join!( // TODO: try_join! is not working
                 CandidateService::create(db, application_id, plain_text_password, personal_id_number),
                 ParentService::create(db, application_id)
-            )?
+            )? */
+
+            
+            (
+                CandidateService::create(db, application_id, plain_text_password, personal_id_number).await?,
+                ParentService::create(db, application_id).await?
+            )
         )
     }