diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 5248aae..805a81a 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ app.use( express.static( path.join( __dirname, '../front_end/public' )))
 
 app.use( express.static( path.join( __dirname, 'public' )))
 
+app.use ( cors )
+
 app.use( '/api/v1/dashboards', api.dashboards )
 app.use( '/api/v1/users', api.users )
 app.use( '/api/v1/widget_specifications', api.widget_specifications )
 
-app.use ( cors )
 
 // catch 404 and forward to error handler
 app.use( function( req, res, next ) {
diff --git a/bin/www b/bin/www
index 1b2745f..75bb578 100755
--- a/bin/www
+++ b/bin/www
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ function onListening() {
     ? 'pipe ' + addr
     : 'port ' + addr.port
   debug('Listening on ' + bind)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/models/dashboards.js b/models/dashboards.js
index 1c14bff..394f47e 100644
--- a/models/dashboards.js
+++ b/models/dashboards.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose')
 const { Schema } = mongoose
 const User = require('./users')
+const { WidgetSchema } = require('./widgets')
 
 const DashboardSchema = new Schema ({
   name: { type: String, required: true, default: 'Company Dashboard' },
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ const DashboardSchema = new Schema ({
   responsive: { type: Boolean, required: true, default: true },
   created_at: { type: Date, required: true, default: Date.now },
   users: [{ type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref:'User' }],
+  widgets: [ WidgetSchema ]
 })
 
 const Dashboard = mongoose.model('Dashboard', DashboardSchema)
diff --git a/models/widgets.js b/models/widgets.js
index 3296d96..6ba6da9 100644
--- a/models/widgets.js
+++ b/models/widgets.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const mongoose = require( 'mongoose' )
 const { Schema } = mongoose
 
-const WidgetSchema = new Schema({})
+const WidgetSchema = new Schema({}, {strict: false})
 
 const Widget = mongoose.model( 'Widget', WidgetSchema )
 
-module.exports = Widget
+module.exports = { Widget, WidgetSchema }
diff --git a/routes/api/v1/dashboard/addWidget.js b/routes/api/v1/dashboard/addWidget.js
index bfa3790..70fabbb 100644
--- a/routes/api/v1/dashboard/addWidget.js
+++ b/routes/api/v1/dashboard/addWidget.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { Widget } = require( '../../../../models/widgets' )
 
-const addWidget = widgetData => dashboard => {
+const addWidget = dashboard => {
   dashboard.widgets.push( new Widget( widgetData ))
   return dashboard.save()
 }
diff --git a/routes/api/v1/dashboards.js b/routes/api/v1/dashboards.js
index 54765fb..e79c828 100644
--- a/routes/api/v1/dashboards.js
+++ b/routes/api/v1/dashboards.js
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ router.delete( '/:id',( request, response ) => {
 })
 
 router.post( '/:id/widgets', ( request, response ) => {
-  Dashboard.findById( request.params.id ).exec()
-    .then( addWidget( request.body ))
+  Dashboard.findByIdAndUpdate( request.params.id,
+    { $push: { widgets:request.body } } ).exec()
+    .then( result => result )
     .then( dashboard => response.status( 201 ).json( dashboard ))
     .catch( errorResponse( response ))
 })