diff --git a/umap/sync/app.py b/umap/sync/app.py
index 04482d2d..cf526722 100644
--- a/umap/sync/app.py
+++ b/umap/sync/app.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ async def application(scope, receive, send):
 
     map_id = kwargs["map_id"]
     room_id = f"room{map_id}"
-    peer = await Peer.objects.acreate(uuid=uuid.uuid4(), name="FooBar", room_id=room_id)
+    peer = Peer(uuid=uuid.uuid4(), name="FooBar", room_id=room_id)
     print(peer)
     peer._send = send
     while True:
diff --git a/umap/sync/models.py b/umap/sync/models.py
index cc1b4af7..c3bbccfe 100644
--- a/umap/sync/models.py
+++ b/umap/sync/models.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Peer(models.Model):
             user, map_id, permissions = signed.values()
             if "edit" not in permissions:
                 return await self.disconnect()
-            await Peer.asave()
+            await self.asave()
             response = JoinResponse(uuid=str(self.uuid), peers=await self.get_peers())
             await self.send(response.model_dump_json())
             await self.send_peers_list()