diff --git a/src/actions/users.rs b/src/actions/users.rs
index afbab43..bbe464e 100644
--- a/src/actions/users.rs
+++ b/src/actions/users.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ pub fn get_all(
 pub fn insert_new_user(
     nu: models::NewUser,
     conn: &impl diesel::Connection<Backend = diesel::sqlite::Sqlite>,
+    hash_cost: Option<u32>,
 ) -> Result<models::UserDto, errors::DomainError> {
     // It is common when using Diesel with Actix web to import schema-related
     // modules inside a function's scope (rather than the normal module's scope)
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn insert_new_user(
     use crate::schema::users::dsl::*;
     let nu = {
         let mut nu2 = nu;
-        nu2.password = hash(&nu2.password, DEFAULT_COST)?;
+        nu2.password = hash(&nu2.password, hash_cost.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_COST))?;
         nu2
     };
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c465908..4fc4e41 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ pub struct EnvConfig {
     pub database_url: String,
     pub http_host: String,
     #[serde(default = "default_hash_cost")]
-    pub hash_cost: u8,
+    pub hash_cost: u32,
     pub logger_format: LoggerFormat,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct AppConfig {
-    pub hash_cost: u8,
+    pub hash_cost: u32,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub struct AppData {
     pub pool: DbPool,
 }
 
-pub fn default_hash_cost() -> u8 {
+pub fn default_hash_cost() -> u32 {
     8
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ pub fn configure_app(app_data: AppData) -> Box<dyn Fn(&mut ServiceConfig)> {
                             .route(
                                 "/{user_id}",
                                 web::get().to(routes::users::get_user),
-                            ),
+                            )
+                            .route("", web::post().to(routes::users::add_user)),
                     )
                     .route(
                         "/build-info",
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn configure_app(app_data: AppData) -> Box<dyn Fn(&mut ServiceConfig)> {
             .service(routes::auth::login)
             .service(routes::auth::logout)
             .service(routes::auth::index)
-            .service(routes::users::add_user)
+            // .service(routes::users::add_user)
             .service(fs::Files::new("/", "./static"));
     })
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/users.rs b/src/routes/users.rs
index 58ceb13..100d29b 100644
--- a/src/routes/users.rs
+++ b/src/routes/users.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ pub async fn get_user2(
     }
 }
 
+///List all users
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(app_data))]
 pub async fn get_all_users(
     app_data: web::Data<AppData>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, DomainError> {
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ pub async fn get_all_users(
     .await
     .map_err(|err| DomainError::new_thread_pool_error(err.to_string()))?;
 
-    tracing::debug!("{:?}", users);
+    tracing::trace!("{:?}", users);
 
     if !users.is_empty() {
         Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(users))
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ pub async fn get_all_users(
 }
 //TODO: Add refinement here
 /// Inserts new user with name defined in form.
-#[post("/do_registration")]
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(app_data))]
 pub async fn add_user(
     app_data: web::Data<AppData>,
     form: web::Json<models::NewUser>,
@@ -92,7 +94,11 @@ pub async fn add_user(
         Ok(_) => web::block(move || {
             let pool = &app_data.pool;
             let conn = pool.get()?;
-            actions::insert_new_user(form.0, &conn)
+            actions::insert_new_user(
+                form.0,
+                &conn,
+                Some(app_data.config.hash_cost),
+            )
         })
         .await
         .map(|user| {
diff --git a/src/services/user_service.rs b/src/services/user_service.rs
index 6088392..b5d1355 100644
--- a/src/services/user_service.rs
+++ b/src/services/user_service.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl UserService for UserServiceImpl {
         nu: models::NewUser,
     ) -> Result<models::UserDto, errors::DomainError> {
         let conn = self.pool.get()?;
-        actions::insert_new_user(nu, &conn)
+        actions::insert_new_user(nu, &conn, Some(8))
     }
 
     fn verify_password(