diff --git a/common/models/user.js b/common/models/user.js
index f8af5ed45a..65c9af305f 100644
--- a/common/models/user.js
+++ b/common/models/user.js
@@ -21,41 +21,6 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
   User.validatesUniquenessOf('username');
 
   debug('setting up user hooks');
-  // send verification email to new camper
-  User.afterRemote('create', function(ctx, user, next) {
-    debug('user created, sending email');
-    if (!user.email) { return next(); }
-
-    var mailOptions = {
-      type: 'email',
-      to: user.email,
-      from: 'Team@freecodecamp.com',
-      subject: 'Welcome to Free Code Camp!',
-      redirect: '/',
-      text: [
-        'Greetings from San Francisco!\n\n',
-        'Thank you for joining our community.\n',
-        'Feel free to email us at this address if you have ',
-        'any questions about Free Code Camp.\n',
-        'And if you have a moment, check out our blog: ',
-        'blog.freecodecamp.com.\n',
-        'Good luck with the challenges!\n\n',
-        '- the Free Code Camp Volunteer Team'
-      ].join('')
-    };
-    user.verify(mailOptions, function(err) {
-      if (err) { return next(err); }
-      debug('verification email sent');
-      ctx.req.flash('success', {
-        msg: [
-          'Please check your email and click on the verification link '
-          + 'before logging in.'
-        ]
-      });
-      ctx.res.redirect('/');
-    });
-  });
-
   User.afterRemote('confirm', function(ctx) {
     ctx.req.flash('success', {
       msg: [
@@ -65,49 +30,28 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
     ctx.res.redirect('/email-signin');
   });
 
-  User.afterRemote('login', function(ctx, instance, next) {
+  User.afterRemote('login', function(ctx, user, next) {
     var res = ctx.res;
     var req = ctx.req;
+    // var args = ctx.args;
 
-    User.findOne({where: {email: ctx.args.credentials.email}},
-      function(err, response) {
-        if (err) {
-          return next(err);
-        }
-        if (response.emailVerified !== true) {
-          return res.redirect('/');
-        }
-        User.login({
-          email: ctx.args.credentials.email,
-          password: ctx.args.credentials.password,
-          ttl: Infinity
-        }, function(err, accessToken) {
-          if (err) {
-            req.flash('errors', {
-              msg: [
-                'Invalid username or password.'
-              ]
-            });
-            return res.redirect('/');
-          }
-          var config = {
-            signed: !!req.signedCookies,
-            maxAge: accessToken.ttl
-          };
-          if (accessToken && accessToken.id) {
-            res.cookie('access_token', accessToken.id, config);
-            res.cookie('userId', accessToken.userId, config);
-          }
-          req.logIn(response, function(err) {
-            if (err) {
-              return next(err);
-            }
-            req.flash('success', { msg: 'Success! You are logged in.' });
-            return res.redirect('/');
-          });
-        });
-      });
-    return res.redirect('/');
+    var accessToken = {};
+    var config = {
+      signed: !!req.signedCookies,
+      maxAge: accessToken.ttl
+    };
+    if (accessToken && accessToken.id) {
+      res.cookie('access_token', accessToken.id, config);
+      res.cookie('userId', accessToken.userId, config);
+    }
+
+    return req.logIn(user, function(err) {
+      if (err) {
+        return next(err);
+      }
+      req.flash('success', { msg: 'Success! You are logged in.' });
+      return res.redirect('/');
+    });
   });
 
   User.afterRemote('logout', function(ctx, result, next) {
diff --git a/server/boot/a-extendUser.js b/server/boot/a-extendUser.js
index ff4b08ed2c..3b0ced4cca 100644
--- a/server/boot/a-extendUser.js
+++ b/server/boot/a-extendUser.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
   var User = app.models.User;
   var UserIdentity = app.models.UserIdentity;
   var UserCredential = app.models.UserCredential;
+  var Email = app.models.Email;
   User.observe('before delete', function(ctx, next) {
     debug('removing user', ctx.where);
     var id = ctx.where && ctx.where.id ? ctx.where.id : null;
@@ -41,4 +42,51 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
       }
     );
   });
+
+  // set email varified false on user email signup
+  // should not be set with oauth signin methods
+  User.beforeRemote('create', function(ctx, user, next) {
+    var body = ctx.req.body;
+    if (body) {
+      body.emailVerified = false;
+    }
+    next();
+  });
+
+  // send welcome email to new camper
+  User.afterRemote('create', function(ctx, user, next) {
+    debug('user created, sending email');
+    if (!user.email) { return next(); }
+
+    var mailOptions = {
+      type: 'email',
+      to: user.email,
+      from: 'Team@freecodecamp.com',
+      subject: 'Welcome to Free Code Camp!',
+      redirect: '/',
+      text: [
+        'Greetings from San Francisco!\n\n',
+        'Thank you for joining our community.\n',
+        'Feel free to email us at this address if you have ',
+        'any questions about Free Code Camp.\n',
+        'And if you have a moment, check out our blog: ',
+        'blog.freecodecamp.com.\n',
+        'Good luck with the challenges!\n\n',
+        '- the Free Code Camp Volunteer Team'
+      ].join('')
+    };
+
+    debug('sending welcome email');
+    Email.send(mailOptions, function(err) {
+      if (err) { return next(err); }
+      ctx.req.logIn(user, function(err) {
+        if (err) { return next(err); }
+
+        ctx.req.flash('success', {
+          msg: [ 'thanks for joining freecodecamp!' ]
+        });
+        ctx.res.redirect('/');
+      });
+    });
+  });
 };