diff --git a/archivist/apps/authentication/views.py b/archivist/apps/authentication/views.py
index bfcd065..931d66c 100644
--- a/archivist/apps/authentication/views.py
+++ b/archivist/apps/authentication/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Create your views here.
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, login
+
+#from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from apps.user.models import UserProfile
+
 from .forms import LoginForm, SignUpForm
 
 
@@ -41,6 +45,12 @@ def register_user(request):
             username = form.cleaned_data.get("username")
             raw_password = form.cleaned_data.get("password1")
             user = authenticate(username=username, password=raw_password)
+            
+            #user = User.objects.create_user(username=username, password=raw_password)
+
+            # Create a UserProfile instance for the user
+            profile = UserProfile(user=user)
+            profile.save()
 
             msg = 'User created - please <a href="/login">login</a>.'
             success = True