diff --git a/flask-connexion-rest/version_3/people.py b/flask-connexion-rest/version_3/people.py
index 0918651925..1e0236b92f 100644
--- a/flask-connexion-rest/version_3/people.py
+++ b/flask-connexion-rest/version_3/people.py
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ def create(person):
             "fname": fname,
             "timestamp": get_timestamp(),
         }
-        return make_response(
-            "{lname} successfully created".format(lname=lname), 201
-        )
+        return PEOPLE[lname], 201
 
     # Otherwise, they exist, that's an error
     else: