diff --git a/common/models/user.js b/common/models/user.js
index 36476e5405..7f78c1938f 100644
--- a/common/models/user.js
+++ b/common/models/user.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 
   // username should be unique
   User.validatesUniquenessOf('username');
+  User.settings.emailVerificationRequired = false;
 
   User.observe('before save', function({ instance: user }, next) {
     if (user) {
@@ -116,25 +117,27 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
     });
   });
 
-  User.afterRemote('login', function(ctx, user, next) {
+  User.afterRemote('login', function(ctx, accessToken, next) {
     var res = ctx.res;
     var req = ctx.req;
     // var args = ctx.args;
 
-    var accessToken = {};
     var config = {
       signed: !!req.signedCookies,
       maxAge: accessToken.ttl
     };
+
     if (accessToken && accessToken.id) {
+      debug('setting cookies');
       res.cookie('access_token', accessToken.id, config);
       res.cookie('userId', accessToken.userId, config);
     }
-    debug('before pass login');
-    return req.logIn(user, function(err) {
+
+    return req.logIn({ id: accessToken.userId.toString() }, function(err) {
       if (err) {
         return next(err);
       }
+      debug('user logged in');
       req.flash('success', { msg: 'Success! You are logged in.' });
       return res.redirect('/');
     });
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
   });
 
   User.afterRemote('logout', function(ctx, result, next) {
-    var res = ctx.result;
+    var res = ctx.res;
     res.clearCookie('access_token');
     res.clearCookie('userId');
     next();
diff --git a/common/models/user.json b/common/models/user.json
index 62883cf976..d0d8bed6e8 100644
--- a/common/models/user.json
+++ b/common/models/user.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "user",
   "base": "User",
   "strict": true,
+  "emailVerificationRequired": false,
   "idInjection": true,
   "trackChanges": false,
   "properties": {
diff --git a/server/model-config.json b/server/model-config.json
index 342e408efc..508ff05abc 100644
--- a/server/model-config.json
+++ b/server/model-config.json
@@ -49,10 +49,7 @@
   },
   "user": {
     "dataSource": "db",
-    "public": true,
-    "options": {
-      "emailVerificationRequired": true
-    }
+    "public": true
   },
   "userCredential": {
     "dataSource": "db",
diff --git a/server/views/account/signin.jade b/server/views/account/signin.jade
index 548f1151f8..1064224f04 100644
--- a/server/views/account/signin.jade
+++ b/server/views/account/signin.jade
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ block content
             i.fa.fa-linkedin
             | Sign in with LinkedIn
         br
-        p Email sign in is temporarily disabled - we are working to fix this ASAP.
-        //p
-        //    a(href="/email-signup") Or sign up using your email address here.
-        //p
-        //    a(href="/email-signin") Sign in to your existing account with your email address here.
+        p
+            a(href="/email-signup") Or sign up using your email address here.
+        p
+            a(href="/email-signin") Sign in to your existing account with your email address here.