diff --git a/app/main/views/webauthn_credentials.py b/app/main/views/webauthn_credentials.py
index d1b458da6..5f097c713 100644
--- a/app/main/views/webauthn_credentials.py
+++ b/app/main/views/webauthn_credentials.py
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ def webauthn_complete_register():
         current_app.logger.info(f'User {current_user.id} could not register a new webauthn token - {e}')
         return cbor.encode(str(e)), 400
 
-    user_api_client.create_webauthn_credential_for_user(
-        current_user.id, credential
-    )
+    current_user.create_webauthn_credential(credential)
 
     flash((
         'Registration complete. Next time you sign in to Notify '
diff --git a/app/models/user.py b/app/models/user.py
index 54fbb85d2..584938513 100644
--- a/app/models/user.py
+++ b/app/models/user.py
@@ -360,6 +360,11 @@ class User(JSONModel, UserMixin):
             for credential in self.webauthn_credentials
         ]
 
+    def create_webauthn_credential(self, credential):
+        user_api_client.create_webauthn_credential_for_user(
+            self.id, credential
+        )
+
     def serialize(self):
         dct = {
             "id": self.id,