diff --git a/routes/login_page.go b/routes/login_page.go
index 056b7a2..1585c3f 100644
--- a/routes/login_page.go
+++ b/routes/login_page.go
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ func createRoomHandler(templateFs *embed.FS,
 			PasswordHash: r.PostFormValue("personalPassword"), // TODO hash the password, not to store
 		}
 		newRoom := rooms.Room{
-			Name:           roomName,
-			PasswordHash:   r.PostFormValue("roomPassword"), // TODO hash the password, not to store
-			AdminIds:       []rooms.PersonId{person.Id},
-			Paricipants:    []rooms.PersonId{person.Id},
+			Name:         roomName,
+			PasswordHash: r.PostFormValue("roomPassword"), // TODO hash the password, not to store
+			AdminIds:     []rooms.PersonId{person.Id},
+			Paricipants:  []rooms.PersonId{person.Id},
 			AllKnownPeople: map[rooms.PersonId]rooms.Person{
 				person.Id: person},
 		}
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ func createRoomHandler(templateFs *embed.FS,
 			HttpOnly: true,
 			Path:     "/",
 		})
-		w.Header().Add("HX-Retarget", "body")
-		w.Header().Add("HX-Push-Url", "/")
-		renderIndexPage(newSession, w)
+		w.Header().Add("HX-Redirect", fmt.Sprintf("/room/%s", newRoom.Name))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -243,7 +241,7 @@ func joinRoomHandler(templateFs *embed.FS,
 			err := roomsM.Update(r.Context(), room.Name, func(fromRoom rooms.Room) (toRoom rooms.Room) {
 				log.Printf("/login/join about to modify room %+v", fromRoom)
 				toRoom = fromRoom
-				toRoom.AllKnownPeople[person.Id] =  person
+				toRoom.AllKnownPeople[person.Id] = person
 				log.Printf("/login/join will save %+v", toRoom)
 				return toRoom
 			})
@@ -275,23 +273,23 @@ func joinRoomHandler(templateFs *embed.FS,
 			return // error sitting a new person
 		}
 
-		newSessionId, err := sessionSM.Save(r.Context(), room.Name, person.Id)
+		newSession, err := sessionSM.Save(r.Context(), room.Name, person.Id)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("/login/submit > error saving session %s", err)
 		}
 		http.SetCookie(w, &http.Cookie{
 			Name:     authCookieName,
-			Value:    fmt.Sprint(newSessionId),
+			Value:    fmt.Sprint(newSession.SessionId),
 			Secure:   true,
 			HttpOnly: true,
 			Path:     "/",
 		})
-		log.Printf("is is %d. room things %s & %s, personal things %s and %s. \n found room %+v",
-			newSessionId, roomName, roomPass, personName, personPass, room,
+		log.Printf("is is %+v. room things %s & %s, personal things %s and %s. \n found room %+v",
+			newSession, roomName, roomPass, personName, personPass, room,
 		)
 		// TODO render what? index page with some data passed?
 		// or, what? i could just redirect to / for now
-		w.Header().Add("HX-Redirect", "/")
+		w.Header().Add("HX-Redirect", fmt.Sprintf("/room/%s", newSession.RoomId))
 	}
 }