diff --git a/labyrinth.cabal b/labyrinth.cabal
--- a/labyrinth.cabal
+++ b/labyrinth.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                labyrinth
-version:             0.1.6.0
+version:             0.1.6.1
 synopsis:            A complicated turn-based game
 description:         Players take turns in a labyrinth, competing with each
                      other to pick a treasure and carry it out. They only know
diff --git a/src/LabyrinthServer.hs b/src/LabyrinthServer.hs
--- a/src/LabyrinthServer.hs
+++ b/src/LabyrinthServer.hs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 
 createGame :: AcidState Games -> ServerPart Response
 createGame acid = dir "add" $ nullDir >> method POST >> do
+    decodeBody bodyPolicy
     lWidth <- lookRead "width"
     lHeight <- lookRead "height"
     pCount <- lookRead "players"