diff --git a/apps/dashboard/tests.py b/apps/dashboard/tests.py
index 13593bb..7b78fe7 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/tests.py
+++ b/apps/dashboard/tests.py
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ class HomePageTest(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, '<input name="item-text"')
 
     def test_can_save_a_POST_request(self):
-        response = self.client.post('/', data={'item-text': 'A new dashboard item'})
+        response = self.client.post('/', data={'item_text': 'A new dashboard item'})
+        self.assertEqual(Item.objects.count(), 1)
+        new_item = Item.objects.first()
+        self.assertEqual(new_item.text, 'A new dashboard item')
         self.assertContains(response, 'A new dashboard item')
         self.assertTemplateUsed(response, 'apps/dashboard/home.html')
 
+
 class ItemModelTest(TestCase):
     def test_saving_and_retrieving_items(self):
         first_item = Item()
@@ -32,4 +36,5 @@ class ItemModelTest(TestCase):
         first_saved_item = saved_items[0]
         second_saved_item = saved_items[1]
         self.assertEqual(first_saved_item.text, "The first (ever) dashboard item")
-        self.assertEqual(second_saved_item.text, "A sequel somehow better than the first")
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+        self.assertEqual(second_saved_item.text, "A sequel somehow better than the first")
+ 
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diff --git a/apps/dashboard/views.py b/apps/dashboard/views.py
index 4f0d8c1..b4e8dde 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/views.py
+++ b/apps/dashboard/views.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render
+from .models import Item
 
 def home_page(request):
+    item = Item()
+    item.text = request.POST.get('item_text', '')
+    item.save()
+    
     return render(
         request,
         'apps/dashboard/home.html',
-        {'new_item_text': request.POST.get('item-text', '')},
+        {'new_item_text': request.POST.get('item_text', '')},
     )