diff --git a/src/app/api/portfolio/route.ts b/src/app/api/portfolio/route.ts
index 71b2992d..cf8303ca 100644
--- a/src/app/api/portfolio/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/portfolio/route.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       .values({ userId: userId, portfolioId: newPortfolioId, role: role })
       .returning();
 
-    return new NextResponse(JSON.stringify(response), { status: 201 });
+    if (response.length !== 1) {
+      throw new Error("Got back more than one row from insert - investigate");
+    }
+    return new NextResponse(JSON.stringify(response[0]), { status: 201 });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error);
     throw error;
diff --git a/src/app/components/home/Card.tsx b/src/app/components/home/Card.tsx
index 6259dcae..398191c0 100644
--- a/src/app/components/home/Card.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/home/Card.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from "react";
 import StatusBadge from "@/app/components/StatusBadge";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { PortfolioStatus } from "@/app/db/schema/portfolio";
+import { formatNumber } from "@/app/utils";
 
 const styles = {
   wrapper:
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ const Card = ({ id, title, image, budget, status }: CardProps) => {
     router.push(`/portfolio/${id}`);
   }
 
+  const budgetFormatted = budget ? "£" + formatNumber(budget) : "";
+
   return (
     <div>
       <div
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ const Card = ({ id, title, image, budget, status }: CardProps) => {
         </div>
         <div className={styles.textWrapper}>
           <h1>{`${title}`}</h1>
-          <div>{budget}</div>
+          <div>{budgetFormatted}</div>
         </div>
         <div className="mb-2 flex justify-end w-full">
           <StatusBadge status={status} />
diff --git a/src/app/components/home/ModalSubmit.tsx b/src/app/components/home/ModalSubmit.tsx
index 41450fbd..eac359ba 100644
--- a/src/app/components/home/ModalSubmit.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/home/ModalSubmit.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"use client";
+
 import { useMutation } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import {
@@ -5,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   PortfolioGoal,
   PortfolioRole,
 } from "@/app/db/schema/portfolio";
+import { useSession } from "next-auth/react";
 
 type CreatePortfolioArgs = {
   userId: number;
@@ -60,6 +63,15 @@ const ModalSubmit = ({
 }) => {
   const router = useRouter();
 
+  // This is a client component so we can access the session directly
+  const session = useSession();
+
+  if (!session.data) {
+    // The user is not logged in, redirect them to sign in
+    router.push("/");
+    return null;
+  }
+
   const { mutate, isLoading } = useMutation(createPortfolio, {
     onSuccess: (data) => {
       router.push(`/portfolio/${data.id}`);
@@ -71,7 +83,7 @@ const ModalSubmit = ({
   });
 
   const handleSubmit = () => {
-    const userId = 2;
+    const userId = session.data.user.dbId;
     const status = "scoping";
     const role = "creator";