diff --git a/app/controllers/users/joins_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users/joins_controller.rb
index bbcb039e6..402dd34a3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users/joins_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users/joins_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ class Users::JoinsController < ApplicationController
 
   def create
     Current.user.update!(user_params)
-    redirect_to landing_path
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { redirect_to landing_path }
+      format.json { head :no_content }
+    end
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb b/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb
index 84c4667b4..90f55f8fd 100644
--- a/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/api/flat_json_params_test.rb
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ class FlatJsonParamsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
         post signup_path, params: { email_address: email }, as: :json
       end
     end
+
+    assert_response :created
   end
 
   test "complete signup with flat JSON" do
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ class FlatJsonParamsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     post users_joins_path, params: { name: "Flat Join" }, as: :json
 
+    assert_response :no_content
     assert_equal "Flat Join", users(:david).reload.name
   end