diff --git a/populate.py b/populate.py
index ba58daa..979eafb 100644
--- a/populate.py
+++ b/populate.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def populate():
     for i in range(number_of_polls):
         poll = Poll()
         question = data_maker.sentence()
-        question.replace(".", "?")
+        question = question.replace(".", "?")
         poll.question = question
         poll.save()
 
@@ -52,3 +52,20 @@ def create_users_and_votes():
             vote.option = Option.objects.get(pk=option_id)
             vote.user = user
             vote.save()
+
+
+def create_blank_users():
+    from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+
+    users_to_create = 16
+    for i in range(users_to_create):
+        User.objects.create_user(
+            f"user{i}",
+            password="password",
+        )
+
+
+def run_all():
+    populate()
+    create_users_and_votes()
+    create_blank_users()