diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index daaa1d2b..1a2e5cf6 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -352,9 +352,11 @@ const createItem = async (parent, { title, url, text, parentId }, { me, models }
     throw new AuthenticationError('you must be logged in')
   }
 
+  console.log(me)
+
   const [item] = await serialize(models, models.$queryRaw(
     `${SELECT} FROM create_item($1, $2, $3, $4, $5) AS "Item"`,
-    title, url, text, Number(parentId), me.id))
+    title, url, text, Number(parentId), Number(me.id)))
 
   await createMentions(item, models)
 
diff --git a/api/typeDefs/item.js b/api/typeDefs/item.js
index 0397a744..9aa36d4a 100644
--- a/api/typeDefs/item.js
+++ b/api/typeDefs/item.js
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ export default gql`
     pageTitle(url: String!): String
   }
 
+  enum ItemAct {
+    VOTE
+    BOOST
+    TIP
+  }
+
   extend type Mutation {
     createLink(title: String!, url: String): Item!
     updateLink(id: ID!, title: String!, url: String): Item!
@@ -16,7 +22,7 @@ export default gql`
     updateDiscussion(id: ID!, title: String!, text: String): Item!
     createComment(text: String!, parentId: ID!): Item!
     updateComment(id: ID!, text: String!): Item!
-    act(id: ID!, act: String!, sats: Int): Int!
+    act(id: ID!, act: ItemAct!, sats: Int): Int!
   }
 
   type Items {
diff --git a/components/upvote.js b/components/upvote.js
index d5127481..3bd80c41 100644
--- a/components/upvote.js
+++ b/components/upvote.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default function UpVote ({ itemId, meSats, className }) {
   const [act] = useMutation(
     gql`
       mutation act($id: ID!, $sats: Int!) {
-        act(id: $id, act: 'VOTE', sats: $sats)
+        act(id: $id, act: VOTE, sats: $sats)
       }`, {
       update (cache, { data: { act } }) {
         // read in the cached object so we don't use meSats prop
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20210908193444_tips/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20210908193444_tips/migration.sql
index 219f0b78..a0cad864 100644
--- a/prisma/migrations/20210908193444_tips/migration.sql
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20210908193444_tips/migration.sql
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ BEGIN
 END;
 $$;
 
--- if user has free comments or posts, use that
+-- make sure we nuke the old versions
+DROP FUNCTION create_item(text,text,text,integer,text);
+
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION create_item(title TEXT, url TEXT, text TEXT, parent_id INTEGER, user_id INTEGER)
 RETURNS "Item"
 LANGUAGE plpgsql
@@ -104,14 +106,14 @@ DECLARE
 BEGIN
     PERFORM ASSERT_SERIALIZED();
 
-    SELECT (msats / 1000), "freePosts", "freeComments"
+    SELECT (msats / 1000), id, "freePosts", "freeComments"
     INTO user_sats, free_posts, free_comments
     FROM users WHERE id = user_id;
 
     freebie := (parent_id IS NULL AND free_posts > 0) OR (parent_id IS NOT NULL AND free_comments > 0);
 
     IF NOT freebie AND 1 > user_sats  THEN
-        RAISE EXCEPTION 'SN_INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS';
+      RAISE EXCEPTION 'SN_INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS';
     END IF;
 
     INSERT INTO "Item" (title, url, text, "userId", "parentId", created_at, updated_at)