diff --git a/backend/api/main.py b/backend/api/main.py
index e3a4b0a..0c24ce0 100644
--- a/backend/api/main.py
+++ b/backend/api/main.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import clear_mappers, sessionmaker
 import backend.adapters.orm as orm
 from backend.api.model import TribeModel
 from backend.model.tribe import Tribe
-from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi import FastAPI, status
 
 orm.start_mappers()
 engine = create_engine("sqlite:///:memory:")
@@ -14,22 +14,22 @@ get_session = sessionmaker(bind=engine)
 app = FastAPI()
 
 
-@app.put("/tribes")
-async def put_tribe(item: TribeModel, status_code=201):
+@app.put("/tribes", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, response_model=TribeModel)
+async def put_tribe(item: TribeModel):
     tribe = Tribe(**item.dict())
 
     session = get_session()
     session.add(tribe)
     session.commit()
-    tribes = session.query(Tribe).all()
 
-    return {}
+    return tribe.to_dict()
 
 
-@app.get("/tribes")
-async def get_tribes(response_model=list[TribeModel]):
+@app.get("/tribes", response_model=list[TribeModel])
+async def get_tribes():
 
     session = get_session()
     tribes = session.query(Tribe).all()
+    print(tribes[0].__dict__)
 
     return [t.to_dict() for t in tribes]
diff --git a/backend/api/model.py b/backend/api/model.py
index fcb7616..a20a4e3 100644
--- a/backend/api/model.py
+++ b/backend/api/model.py
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 class TribeModel(BaseModel):
     name: str
     level: str
-    students: list = []
-    assessments: list = []
+    students: list | None = []
+    assessments: list | None = []