diff --git a/leaky-ships/lib/backend/sendResponse.ts b/leaky-ships/lib/backend/sendResponse.ts
index d57a729..cc24cc5 100644
--- a/leaky-ships/lib/backend/sendResponse.ts
+++ b/leaky-ships/lib/backend/sendResponse.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export interface Result<T> {
   statusCode?: number
   body?: T
   type?: Logging[]
+  redirectUrl?: string
 }
 
 export default function sendResponse<T>(
@@ -13,8 +14,12 @@ export default function sendResponse<T>(
   res: NextApiResponse<T>,
   result: Result<T>
 ) {
-  res.status(result.statusCode ?? 200)
-  result.body ? res.json(result.body) : res.end()
-  logging(result.message, result.type ?? ["debug"], req)
+  if (result.redirectUrl) {
+    res.redirect(result.statusCode ?? 307, result.redirectUrl)
+  } else {
+    res.status(result.statusCode ?? 200)
+    result.body ? res.json(result.body) : res.end()
+    logging(result.message, result.type ?? ["debug"], req)
+  }
   return "done" as const
 }
diff --git a/leaky-ships/pages/api/game/create.ts b/leaky-ships/pages/api/game/create.ts
index bbcdd14..6c1a2fa 100644
--- a/leaky-ships/pages/api/game/create.ts
+++ b/leaky-ships/pages/api/game/create.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ export default async function create(
   let created = false
 
   let game = await getAnyRunningGame(id)
-  if (!game) {
-    created = true
+  if (game) {
+    return sendResponse(req, res, {
+      redirectUrl: "/api/game/running",
+      message: "Running game already exists.",
+    })
+  } else {
     game = await prisma.game.create({
       data: {
         gamePin: {