diff --git a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
index 48468fb1e..c8122e8d6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
       user = nil
       flash[:error] = e.message
     end
-    puts user
     if user
       #set_flash_message :notice, :signed_up
       flash[:notice] = "You've joined Diaspora!"
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index f71fdf428..eeab16653 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class User
 
   ######## Making things work ########
   key :email, String
-  ensure_index :email
 
   def method_missing(method, *args)
     self.person.send(method, *args)
diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index 56781ca3d..f3be616c7 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def create
   backer_number = YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join('config','backer_number.yml'))[:seed_number].to_i
   # Create seed user
   username = backer_info[backer_number]['username'].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
-  user = User.create(:email => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",
+  user = User.instantiate!(:email => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => username,
                      :password => "#{username+backer_info[backer_number]['pin'].to_s}",
                      :password_confirmation => "#{username+backer_info[backer_number]['pin'].to_s}",