diff --git a/js/apis/FoodItemsApi.js b/js/apis/FoodItemsApi.js
index 66fb15d..8ce4c58 100644
--- a/js/apis/FoodItemsApi.js
+++ b/js/apis/FoodItemsApi.js
@@ -76,18 +76,18 @@ export const getFoodItems = memoize(
 );
 
 export const createFoodItem = async (foodItem: FoodItemRecord) => {
+	if (!AuthManager.user) {
+		throw new Error('You must be logged in to create food items');
+	}
+
+	const username = AuthManager.user.name;
+
 	const res = await fetchRequest({
 		endpoint: '/addfooditem',
 		method: 'POST',
 		body: foodItem,
 	});
 
-	if (!AuthManager.user) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	const username = AuthManager.user.name;
-
 	const addImageUri = (imageUri: string) => addImage({ foodItemId: res.id, imageUri, username });
 
 	const images = map(path(['url']), await Promise.all(map(addImageUri, foodItem.images.toArray())));
diff --git a/js/records/FoodItemRecord.js b/js/records/FoodItemRecord.js
index 2f733d7..d5c2658 100644
--- a/js/records/FoodItemRecord.js
+++ b/js/records/FoodItemRecord.js
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ const FoodRecordDefaults: FoodItem = {
 const FoodItemRecord = Record(FoodRecordDefaults, 'FoodItemRecord');
 
 export const createFoodItem = (foodItemRaw: ?RawFoodItem) => {
-	return !foodItemRaw ? foodItemRaw : new FoodItemRecord({
+	if (!foodItemRaw) {
+		return foodItemRaw;
+	}
+	return new FoodItemRecord({
 		...foodItemRaw,
 		placeId: foodItemRaw.placeid,
 		thumbImage: foodItemRaw.thumbimage,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5b72540..9b3e2fc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4964,6 +4964,7 @@ react-native-image-picker@^0.27:
 react-native-image-resizer@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-image-resizer/-/react-native-image-resizer-1.0.0.tgz#d47e14943c37938e287fbd639e4db7ceb7fd8917"
+  integrity sha1-1H4UlDw3k44of71jnk23zrf9iRc=
 
 react-native-loading-spinner-overlay@^0.5.2:
   version "0.5.2"