diff --git a/controllers/player.py b/controllers/player.py
index f735b812774f5817ce3864c07a4d9b52976ca182..86b467c11531fb588bbfddc894ff46299122ad91 100644
--- a/controllers/player.py
+++ b/controllers/player.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from parameter_util import JSON_BODY, JSON_CONTAINS
-from http_util import FAIL, CODE_JSON, CODE_MISSING, CODE_SEMANTIC, CODE_GONE, CODE_NOTFOUND, CODE_CONFLICT
+from http_util import FAIL, SUCCESS, CODE_JSON, CODE_MISSING, CODE_SEMANTIC, CODE_GONE, CODE_NOTFOUND, CODE_CONFLICT
 from room_util import ROOM_GET_CODE, PLAYERS_GET
+from cookie_util import COOKIE_SET
 
 def create():
     parameters = JSON_BODY(request)
@@ -28,5 +29,9 @@ def create():
         if player["name"] == user_name:
             return(FAIL(CODE_CONFLICT))
 
-    db.Player.insert(name=user_name, room_id=room_record.id)
-    return(200)
+    player_id = db.Player.insert(name=user_name, room_id=room_record.id)
+    player_record = db(db.Player.id == player_id).select().first()
+
+    COOKIE_SET(player_record)
+
+    return(SUCCESS())
diff --git a/modules/cookie_util.py b/modules/cookie_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..677c34385e2058da21b80e9d5b815301651ddb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/cookie_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from gluon import *
+
+def COOKIE_SET(_player):
+    current.response.cookies["lynchburg_id"] = _player["id"]
+    current.response.cookies["lynchburg_hash"] = _player["hashcode"]
diff --git a/modules/http_util.py b/modules/http_util.py
index 99571d5d371cb34334a14d1f800bd3203cce44aa..dd90ad4c99d381132432ba5e92d859e9287e6de3 100644
--- a/modules/http_util.py
+++ b/modules/http_util.py
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ CODE_SEMANTIC = 422
 def FAIL(_code):
     current.response.status = _code
     return(_code)
+
+def SUCCESS():
+    current.response.status = 200
+    return(200)
diff --git a/views/default/index.html b/views/default/index.html
index 6a09b1f49472c49adfa96efc35e743ae01ad37ec..17da2c149a9a8d255b049a514a132e05045d2095 100644
--- a/views/default/index.html
+++ b/views/default/index.html
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 {{block page_js}}
 <script type="text/javascript">
     $("#form_login").on("submit", function(){
-        $("#form_login_error").html();
+
+        $("#form_login_error").html("");
+
         var payload = {"room_code": $("#room_code").val(), "user_name": $("#user_name").val()}
         AJAX_JSON("{{=URL('player', 'create')}}", payload, function(_code, _data){
 
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
                     $("#form_login_error").html("Please provide valid values.");
                     break;
                 default:
-                    $("#form_login_error").html("Error");
+                    $("#form_login_error").html("Error "+_code);
             }
 
         });