diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 7c2eb07ae..ea5d96e9c 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ else
 
   ###Helpers############
   def self.instantiate!( opts = {} )
-    opts[:person][:diaspora_handle] = opts[:email]
+    #opts[:person][:diaspora_handle] = opts[:email]
     opts[:person][:serialized_key] = generate_key
     User.create!(opts)
   end
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index f881a41ce..140b68fa5 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ remote_url = "http://localhost:3000/"
 user = User.instantiate!( :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "tom",
                     :password => "evankorth",
-                    :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/",
+                    :url => remote_url,
                     :person => {
                       :diaspora_handle => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                       :url => remote_url,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ user.person.save!
 user2 = User.instantiate!( :email => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                     :password => "evankorth",
                      :username => "korth",
-                     :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/",
+                     :url => remote_url,
                     :person => { :diaspora_handle => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                                           :url => remote_url, 
                                           :profile => { :first_name => "Evan",