diff --git a/src/login/character.rs b/src/login/character.rs
index 11d0eb0..9b9551b 100644
--- a/src/login/character.rs
+++ b/src/login/character.rs
@@ -258,34 +258,37 @@ async fn new_character<EG: EntityGateway>(entity_gateway: &mut EG, user: &UserAc
         character_id: character.id,
     }).await?;
 
-    let (monomates, monofluids) = futures::future::join_all((0..4usize).map(|_| {
-        let mut eg = entity_gateway.clone();
-        let character_id = character.id;
-        async move {
-            let monomate = eg.create_item(
-                NewItemEntity {
-                    item: ItemDetail::Tool (
-                        Tool {
-                            tool: item::tool::ToolType::Monomate,
-                        })}).await?;
-
-            eg.add_item_note(&monomate.id, ItemNote::CharacterCreation {
-                character_id
-            }).await?;
-
-            let monofluid = eg.create_item(
-                NewItemEntity {
-                    item: ItemDetail::Tool (
-                        Tool {
-                            tool: item::tool::ToolType::Monofluid,
-                        })}).await?;
-
-            eg.add_item_note(&monofluid.id, ItemNote::CharacterCreation {
-                character_id
-            }).await?;
-
-            Ok((monomate, monofluid))
-        }})).await.into_iter().collect::<Result<Vec<_>, GatewayError>>()?.into_iter().unzip();
+    let mut monomates = Vec::new();
+    for _ in 0..4usize {
+        let monomate = entity_gateway.create_item(
+            NewItemEntity {
+                item: ItemDetail::Tool (
+                    Tool {
+                        tool: item::tool::ToolType::Monomate,
+                    })}).await?;
+
+        entity_gateway.add_item_note(&monomate.id, ItemNote::CharacterCreation {
+            character_id: character.id
+        }).await?;
+
+        monomates.push(monomate);
+    }
+
+    let mut monofluids = Vec::new();
+    for _ in 0..4usize {
+        let monofluid = entity_gateway.create_item(
+            NewItemEntity {
+                item: ItemDetail::Tool (
+                    Tool {
+                        tool: item::tool::ToolType::Monofluid,
+                    })}).await?;
+
+        entity_gateway.add_item_note(&monofluid.id, ItemNote::CharacterCreation {
+            character_id: character.id
+        }).await?;
+
+        monofluids.push(monofluid);
+    }
 
     let inventory = InventoryEntity {
         items: vec![InventoryItemEntity::Individual(weapon.clone()), InventoryItemEntity::Individual(armor.clone()), InventoryItemEntity::Individual(mag.clone()),