diff --git a/src/models/blog_authors.rs b/src/models/blog_authors.rs
index 04be669..106832a 100644
--- a/src/models/blog_authors.rs
+++ b/src/models/blog_authors.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ pub struct NewBlogAuthor {
 }
 
 impl BlogAuthor {
-    pub fn insert (conn: &PgConnection, new: NewBlogAuthor) -> BlogAuthor {
-        diesel::insert_into(blog_authors::table)
-            .values(new)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Error saving new blog author")
-    }
-
+    insert!(blog_authors, NewBlogAuthor);
     get!(blog_authors);
 }
diff --git a/src/models/blogs.rs b/src/models/blogs.rs
index ce253d3..71e7bee 100644
--- a/src/models/blogs.rs
+++ b/src/models/blogs.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use activity_pub::{
     sign,
     webfinger::*
 };
-use models::instance::Instance;
+use models::instance::*;
 use schema::blogs;
 
 
@@ -56,13 +56,7 @@ pub struct NewBlog {
 }
 
 impl Blog {
-    pub fn insert (conn: &PgConnection, new: NewBlog) -> Blog {
-        diesel::insert_into(blogs::table)
-            .values(new)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Error saving new blog")
-    }
-
+    insert!(blogs, NewBlog);
     get!(blogs);
 
     pub fn find_for_author(conn: &PgConnection, author_id: i32) -> Vec<Blog> {
@@ -130,7 +124,11 @@ impl Blog {
         let instance = match Instance::find_by_domain(conn, inst.clone()) {
             Some(instance) => instance,
             None => {
-                Instance::insert(conn, inst.clone(), inst.clone(), false)
+                Instance::insert(conn, NewInstance {
+                    public_domain: inst.clone(),
+                    name: inst.clone(),
+                    local: false
+                })
             }
         };
         Blog::insert(conn, NewBlog {
diff --git a/src/models/comments.rs b/src/models/comments.rs
index be75b23..a24ac40 100644
--- a/src/models/comments.rs
+++ b/src/models/comments.rs
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ pub struct NewComment {
 }
 
 impl Comment {
-    pub fn insert (conn: &PgConnection, new: NewComment) -> Comment {
-        diesel::insert_into(comments::table)
-            .values(new)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Error saving new comment")
-    }
-
+    insert!(comments, NewComment);
     get!(comments);
 
     find_by!(comments, find_by_post, post_id as i32);
diff --git a/src/models/follows.rs b/src/models/follows.rs
index 111cc6e..0654862 100644
--- a/src/models/follows.rs
+++ b/src/models/follows.rs
@@ -25,13 +25,7 @@ pub struct NewFollow {
 }
 
 impl Follow {
-    pub fn insert(conn: &PgConnection, new: NewFollow) -> Follow {
-        diesel::insert_into(follows::table)
-            .values(new)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Unable to insert new follow")
-    }
-
+    insert!(follows, NewFollow);
     get!(follows);
 
     pub fn accept_follow<A: Signer + IntoId + Clone, B: Clone + WithInbox + Actor>(
diff --git a/src/models/instance.rs b/src/models/instance.rs
index ac7ad9d..b7128da 100644
--- a/src/models/instance.rs
+++ b/src/models/instance.rs
@@ -44,19 +44,8 @@ impl Instance {
         Instance::get_local(conn).unwrap().id
     }
 
-    pub fn insert<'a>(conn: &PgConnection, pub_dom: String, name: String, local: bool) -> Instance {
-        diesel::insert_into(instances::table)
-            .values(NewInstance {
-                public_domain: pub_dom,
-                name: name,
-                local: local
-            })
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Error saving new instance")
-    }
-
+    insert!(instances, NewInstance);
     get!(instances);
-
     find_by!(instances, find_by_domain, public_domain as String);
 
     pub fn block(&self) {
diff --git a/src/models/likes.rs b/src/models/likes.rs
index e1ad3c1..537a457 100644
--- a/src/models/likes.rs
+++ b/src/models/likes.rs
@@ -35,12 +35,9 @@ pub struct NewLike {
 }
 
 impl Like {
-    pub fn insert(conn: &PgConnection, new: NewLike) -> Like {
-        diesel::insert_into(likes::table)
-            .values(new)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Unable to insert new like")
-    }
+    insert!(likes, NewLike);
+    get!(likes);
+    find_by!(likes, find_by_ap_url, ap_url as String);
 
     pub fn update_ap_url(&self, conn: &PgConnection) {
         if self.ap_url.len() == 0 {
@@ -50,10 +47,6 @@ impl Like {
         }
     }
 
-    get!(likes);
-
-    find_by!(likes, find_by_ap_url, ap_url as String);
-
     pub fn find_by_user_on_post(conn: &PgConnection, user: &User, post: &Post) -> Option<Like> {
         likes::table.filter(likes::post_id.eq(post.id))
             .filter(likes::user_id.eq(user.id))
diff --git a/src/models/mod.rs b/src/models/mod.rs
index 1bab1a7..e4bc0d7 100644
--- a/src/models/mod.rs
+++ b/src/models/mod.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ macro_rules! get {
     };
 }
 
+macro_rules! insert {
+    ($table:ident, $from:ident) => {
+        pub fn insert(conn: &PgConnection, new: $from) -> Self {
+            diesel::insert_into($table::table)
+                .values(new)
+                .get_result(conn)
+                .expect("Error saving new $table")
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 pub mod blog_authors;
 pub mod blogs;
 pub mod comments;
diff --git a/src/models/notifications.rs b/src/models/notifications.rs
index 6857e1f..c5b7d59 100644
--- a/src/models/notifications.rs
+++ b/src/models/notifications.rs
@@ -26,13 +26,7 @@ pub struct NewNotification {
 }
 
 impl Notification {
-    pub fn insert(conn: &PgConnection, new: NewNotification) -> Notification {
-        diesel::insert_into(notifications::table)
-            .values(new)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Couldn't save notification")
-    }
-
+    insert!(notifications, NewNotification);
     get!(notifications);
 
     pub fn find_for_user(conn: &PgConnection, user: &User) -> Vec<Notification> {
diff --git a/src/models/post_authors.rs b/src/models/post_authors.rs
index 4806f02..174507c 100644
--- a/src/models/post_authors.rs
+++ b/src/models/post_authors.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ pub struct NewPostAuthor {
 }
 
 impl PostAuthor {
-    pub fn insert(conn: &PgConnection, new: NewPostAuthor) -> PostAuthor {
-        diesel::insert_into(post_authors::table)
-            .values(new)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Error saving new blog author")
-    }
-
+    insert!(post_authors, NewPostAuthor);
     get!(post_authors);
 }
diff --git a/src/models/posts.rs b/src/models/posts.rs
index dafbbbd..67068bd 100644
--- a/src/models/posts.rs
+++ b/src/models/posts.rs
@@ -50,13 +50,7 @@ pub struct NewPost {
 }
 
 impl Post {
-    pub fn insert(conn: &PgConnection, new: NewPost) -> Post {
-        diesel::insert_into(posts::table)
-            .values(new)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Error saving new post")
-    }
-
+    insert!(posts, NewPost);
     get!(posts);
 
     pub fn count_local(conn: &PgConnection) -> usize {
diff --git a/src/models/reshares.rs b/src/models/reshares.rs
index f694170..6a4b240 100644
--- a/src/models/reshares.rs
+++ b/src/models/reshares.rs
@@ -24,13 +24,7 @@ pub struct NewReshare {
 }
 
 impl Reshare {
-    pub fn insert(conn: &PgConnection, new: NewReshare) -> Reshare {
-        diesel::insert_into(reshares::table)
-            .values(new)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Couldn't save reshare")
-    }
-
+    insert!(reshares, NewReshare);
     get!(reshares);
 
     pub fn update_ap_url(&self, conn: &PgConnection) {
diff --git a/src/models/users.rs b/src/models/users.rs
index 2b7708d..2a956fa 100644
--- a/src/models/users.rs
+++ b/src/models/users.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use models::{
     blogs::Blog,
     blog_authors::BlogAuthor,
     follows::Follow,
-    instance::Instance,
+    instance::*,
     post_authors::PostAuthor,
     posts::Post
 };
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ pub struct NewUser {
 }
 
 impl User {
+    insert!(users, NewUser);
+
     pub fn grant_admin_rights(&self, conn: &PgConnection) {
         diesel::update(self)
             .set(users::is_admin.eq(true))
@@ -92,13 +94,6 @@ impl User {
             .expect("Couldn't grant admin rights");
     }
 
-    pub fn insert(conn: &PgConnection, new: NewUser) -> User {
-        diesel::insert_into(users::table)
-            .values(new)
-            .get_result(conn)
-            .expect("Error saving new user")
-    }
-
     pub fn update(&self, conn: &PgConnection, name: String, email: String, summary: String) -> User {
         diesel::update(self)
             .set((
@@ -178,7 +173,11 @@ impl User {
         let instance = match Instance::find_by_domain(conn, inst.clone()) {
             Some(instance) => instance,
             None => {
-                Instance::insert(conn, inst.clone(), inst.clone(), false)
+                Instance::insert(conn, NewInstance {
+                    name: inst.clone(),
+                    public_domain: inst.clone(),
+                    local: false
+                })
             }
         };
         User::insert(conn, NewUser {
diff --git a/src/routes/instance.rs b/src/routes/instance.rs
index f366a39..a5dd54d 100644
--- a/src/routes/instance.rs
+++ b/src/routes/instance.rs
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ struct NewInstanceForm {
 #[post("/configure", data = "<data>")]
 fn post_config(conn: DbConn, data: Form<NewInstanceForm>) -> Redirect {
     let form = data.get();
-    let inst = Instance::insert(
-        &*conn,
-        BASE_URL.as_str().to_string(),
-        form.name.to_string(),
-        true);
+    let inst = Instance::insert(&*conn, NewInstance {
+        public_domain: BASE_URL.as_str().to_string(),
+        name: form.name.to_string(),
+        local: true
+    });
     if inst.has_admin(&*conn) {
         Redirect::to("/")
     } else {