diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f56b806..c2b67c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # TODO
 
-* Option in UI to add email without prompt
-* validation
 * a point to unsubscribe
 * stop the ui prompting if already subscribed
 * send actual emails with content
diff --git a/update.js b/update.js
index 16c9b0a..e0ec591 100644
--- a/update.js
+++ b/update.js
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ exports.handleMessage = function(hook_name, context, callback){
                  }
               });
             }
-
-            if(alreadyExists == false && validatesAsEmail == true){
- 
+            if(alreadyExists == false && validatesAsEmail){
               console.warn ("Wrote to the database and sent client a positive response ",context.message.data.userInfo.email);
   
               exports.setAuthorEmail(