diff --git a/app/routes/session.js b/app/routes/session.js
index 64a4e2a..6259953 100644
--- a/app/routes/session.js
+++ b/app/routes/session.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ function SessionHandler (db) {
             return false;
         }
         if (email !== "") {
-            if (!EMAIL_RE.test(email)) {
+            if (!validator.isEmail(email)) {
                 errors.emailError = "Invalid email address";
                 return false;
             }
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ function SessionHandler (db) {
                 }
 
                 userDAO.addUser(userName, firstName, lastName, password, email, (err, user) => {
-
                     if (err) return next(err);
 
                     //prepare data for the user