diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index 34c1adf..b35463c 100644
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class API(object):
         provision.provisionRelay(num, net)
         main.saveConf("network")
 
-        return dumps({"success": True, f"message": "created relay {num} with alias {alias} on {net}"})
+        return dumps({"success": True, "message": f"created relay {num} with alias {alias} on {net}"})
 
     @app.route("/irc/list/<net>/", methods=["POST"])
     @login_required
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ class API(object):
             return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "no such net."})
         if 1 not in main.network[net].relays.keys():
             return dumps({"success": False, "reason": f"no first relay on {net}"})
-        num, alias = main.network[net].add_relay(1)
-        provision.provisionRelay(num, net)
-        main.saveConf("network")
-
-        return dumps({"success": True, f"message": "created relay {num} with alias {alias} on {net}"})
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+        name = f"{net}1"
+        if name not in main.IRCPool.keys():
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": f"first relay not active for {net}"})
+        main.IRCPool[name].list()
+        return dumps({"success": True, "message": f"requested list with first instance of {net}"})