add fetch() to create()

api/helpers/passport.js

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function PassportHelper () {
 
     if (!req.user) {
       if (!passport) {  // new user signing up, create a new user
-        user = await User.create(userAttrs)
+        user = await User.create(userAttrs).fetch()
         await Passport.create({
           ...q,
           user: user.id

config/protocols.js

@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ module.exports.protocols = {
       try {
         const token = generateToken()
         const password = user.password
+        if (!password.length) throw new Error('password cannot be blank')
         delete user.password
 
-        const newUser = User.create(user)
+        const newUser = await User.create(user).fetch()
         try {
           await Passport.create({
             protocol: 'local',