diff --git a/json-api/db/src/lib.rs b/json-api/db/src/lib.rs
index e8848ec..0de94d3 100644
--- a/json-api/db/src/lib.rs
+++ b/json-api/db/src/lib.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub struct PublicMember {
     pub permissions: UBigInt,
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct Neighbor {
     pub name: String,
     pub description: Option<String>,
diff --git a/json-api/db/src/neighbors.rs b/json-api/db/src/neighbors.rs
index 4dd111e..9804251 100644
--- a/json-api/db/src/neighbors.rs
+++ b/json-api/db/src/neighbors.rs
@@ -16,17 +16,18 @@ pub async fn get_all(p: &Pool) -> SqlResult<Vec<Neighbor>> {
     Ok(set)
 }
 
-pub async fn add_neighbor(p: &Pool, url: &str, wsurl: &str, name: &str, desc: &str, tags:&str) -> SqlResult<()> {
+pub async fn add_neighbor(p: &Pool, new: Neighbor) -> SqlResult<()> {
     // Note we assume that the tags field has been verified as proper valid json prior to 
     // writing it to the db
     let mut conn = p.get_conn().await?;
     let q = "INSERT INTO neighbors(url, wsurl, name, description, tags) 
         VALUES(:url, :wsurl, :name, :desc, :tags)";
+    let tags = serde_json::to_string(&new.tags).unwrap_or("[]".to_string());
     let sqlparams = params!{
-        "url"=> url,
-        "wsurl"=>wsurl,
-        "name"=>name,
-        "desc"=>desc,
+        "url"=> new.url,
+        "wsurl"=>new.wsurl,
+        "name"=>new.name,
+        "desc"=>new.description,
         "tags"=>tags
     };
     conn.exec_drop(q, sqlparams).await?;