diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/admin_api/voice.py b/litecord/blueprints/admin_api/voice.py
index e2b87d5..0c7670b 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/admin_api/voice.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/admin_api/voice.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ async def insert_new_region():
 
         log.info("updating guilds to first voice region: {}", res)
 
+    await app.voice.lvsp.refresh_regions()
     return jsonify(regions)
 
 
diff --git a/litecord/voice/lvsp_manager.py b/litecord/voice/lvsp_manager.py
index 2cc0e76..e3d15c2 100644
--- a/litecord/voice/lvsp_manager.py
+++ b/litecord/voice/lvsp_manager.py
@@ -58,17 +58,16 @@ class LVSPManager:
         # quick storage for Region dataclass instances.
         self.regions = {}
 
-        self.app.sched.spawn(self._spawn())
+        self.app.sched.spawn(self.refresh_regions())
 
-    async def _spawn(self):
+    async def refresh_regions(self):
         """Spawn LVSPConnection for each region."""
-
         regions = await self.app.db.fetch(
             """
-        SELECT id, vip
-        FROM voice_regions
-        WHERE deprecated = false
-        """
+            SELECT id, vip
+            FROM voice_regions
+            WHERE deprecated = false
+            """
         )
 
         regions = [Region(r["id"], r["vip"]) for r in regions]
@@ -78,9 +77,13 @@ class LVSPManager:
             return
 
         for region in regions:
-            # store it locally for region() function
-            self.regions[region.id] = region
+            # this function can be run multiple times, and so we ignore
+            # regions that are already in self.regions, since they already have
+            # their lvsp connections spawned.
+            if region.id in self.regions:
+                continue
 
+            self.regions[region.id] = region
             self.app.loop.create_task(self._spawn_region(region))
 
     async def _spawn_region(self, region: Region):
diff --git a/tests/test_admin_api/test_guilds.py b/tests/test_admin_api/test_guilds.py
index 6ca61cb..3ff45fc 100644
--- a/tests/test_admin_api/test_guilds.py
+++ b/tests/test_admin_api/test_guilds.py
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ from litecord.blueprints.guilds import delete_guild
 from litecord.errors import GuildNotFound
 
 
-async def _create_guild(test_cli_staff):
+async def _create_guild(test_cli_staff, *, region=None) -> dict:
     genned_name = secrets.token_hex(6)
 
     resp = await test_cli_staff.post(
-        "/api/v6/guilds", json={"name": genned_name, "region": None}
+        "/api/v6/guilds", json={"name": genned_name, "region": region}
     )
 
     assert resp.status_code == 200
@@ -119,3 +119,31 @@ async def test_guild_delete(test_cli_staff):
         assert rjson["code"] == GuildNotFound.error_code
     finally:
         await _delete_guild(test_cli_staff, int(guild_id))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_guild_create_voice(test_cli_staff):
+    region_id = secrets.token_hex(6)
+    region_name = secrets.token_hex(6)
+    resp = await test_cli_staff.put(
+        "/api/v6/admin/voice/regions", json={"id": region_id, "name": region_name}
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    guild_id = None
+
+    try:
+        rjson = await resp.json
+        assert isinstance(rjson, list)
+        assert region_id in [r["id"] for r in rjson]
+        guild_id = await _create_guild(test_cli_staff, region=region_id)
+    finally:
+        if guild_id:
+            await _delete_guild(test_cli_staff, int(guild_id["id"]))
+
+        await test_cli_staff.app.db.execute(
+            """
+            DELETE FROM voice_regions
+            WHERE id = $1
+            """,
+            region_id,
+        )