diff --git a/src/Controller/DefaultController.php b/src/Controller/DefaultController.php
index 7b8ffab..0cbbf24 100755
--- a/src/Controller/DefaultController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/DefaultController.php
@@ -162,6 +162,20 @@ class DefaultController extends AbstractController {
 		$em->persist( $newpoll );
 		$em->persist( $foundOwner );
 
+		// emails
+		$newpoll->setMailOnComment( true );
+		$newpoll->setMailOnVote( true );
+		$newpoll->setHideResults( false );
+		// possible answers
+		$newpoll->setAllowedAnswers( [ 'yes' ] );
+		if ( $data[ 'voteChoices' ] ) {
+			switch ( $data[ 'voteChoices' ] ) {
+				case "only_yes":
+				default:
+
+					break;
+			}
+		}
 		// setup the password, converting the raw with md5 hash
 		if ( $data[ 'password' ] ) {
 			$newpoll->setPassword( $data[ 'password' ] );
@@ -423,6 +437,7 @@ class DefaultController extends AbstractController {
 
 
 		$emOwner       = $this->getDoctrine()->getRepository( Owner::class );
+		$emChoice      = $this->getDoctrine()->getRepository( Choice::class );
 		$existingOwner = false;
 		$foundOwner    = $emOwner->findOneByEmail( trim( $data[ 'email' ] ) );
 		// manage existing or new Owner
@@ -443,8 +458,21 @@ class DefaultController extends AbstractController {
 			->setPseudo( $data[ 'pseudo' ] )
 			->setPoll( $poll );
 		foreach ( $data[ 'votes' ] as $voteInfo ) {
+
+			if ( ! isset( $voteInfo[ 'value' ] ) ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			$allowedValuesToAnswer = [ 'yes', 'maybe', 'no' ];
+
+			if ( ! in_array( $voteInfo[ 'value' ], $allowedValuesToAnswer ) ) {
+				return $this->json( [
+					'message'    => 'answer ' . $voteInfo[ 'value' ] . ' is not allowed. should be yes, maybe, or no.',
+					'vote_stack' => $stack,
+				],
+					404 );
+			}
 			$vote        = new Vote();
-			$foundChoice = $poll->findChoiceById( $voteInfo[ 'choice_id' ] );
+			$foundChoice = $emChoice->find( $voteInfo[ 'choice_id' ] );
 			if ( ! $foundChoice ) {
 				return $this->json( [
 					'message'    => 'choice ' . $voteInfo[ 'choice_id' ] . ' was not found',
@@ -474,6 +502,7 @@ class DefaultController extends AbstractController {
 
 		return $this->json( [
 			'message'              => 'you created a vote stack' . $precision,
+			'poll'                 => $poll,
 			'vote_stack'           => $stack->display(),
 			'vote_count'           => count( $poll->getStacksOfVotes() ),
 			'owner_modifier_token' => $foundOwner->getModifierToken(),
diff --git a/src/Entity/Poll.php b/src/Entity/Poll.php
index b85501b..c1d1f8c 100755
--- a/src/Entity/Poll.php
+++ b/src/Entity/Poll.php
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class Poll {
 	public $showResultEvenIfPasswords;
 	/**
 	 * @ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity="App\Entity\Vote", mappedBy="poll", orphanRemoval=true, cascade={"persist", "remove"})
+	 * @Serializer\Type("App\Entity\Vote")
 	 * @Serializer\Expose()
 	 */
 	public $votes;
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ class Poll {
 	/**
 	 * @ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity="App\Entity\Comment", mappedBy="poll", orphanRemoval=true, cascade={"persist", "remove"})
 	 * @Serializer\Expose()
+	 * @Serializer\Type("App\Entity\Comment")
 	 */
 	public $comments;
 	/**