diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index e8e7526a326e732efa83b19dd6e22ebc597dce68..8093b849cd4ace66363e0e389335e6320ddc9d44 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@ import os
 import os.path
 import sys
 import time
-
 import datetime
 import subprocess
 # third-party imports
 from flask import Flask, redirect, url_for, request, render_template, flash
-from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from flask_bootstrap import Bootstrap
-from wtforms import StringField, SubmitField, validators
 
 
 def create_app(config_name):
@@ -25,27 +22,20 @@ def create_app(config_name):
     global return_url
     return_url = ''
 
-    class MainForm(FlaskForm):
-        fullname = StringField('Full Name: ', [validators.DataRequired(), ])
-        submit = SubmitField('Submit')
-
     @app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
     def index():
-        global return_url
+
         user = request.remote_user
 
         if "redir" in request.args and return_url == "":
             return_url = request.args.get("redir") or "/pun/sys/dashboard"
 
-        username = False
-        form = MainForm()
-        if form.is_submitted():
-            username = form.fullname.data
-            form.fullname.data = ''
+            if name != "":
 
-            return redirect(url_for('success', username=str(user), fullname=username))
+                return redirect(url_for('success', username=str(user), fullname=name))
 
-        return render_template('auth/SignUp.html', form=form, user=user)
+            else:
+                return render_template("auth/SignUp.html", user=user)
 
     @app.route('/success/<username>/<fullname>')
     def success(username, fullname):
@@ -58,17 +48,23 @@ def create_app(config_name):
         print(tempString, file=sys.stdout)
 
         try:
-            time_stamp = time.strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
-            blazer_path = "/var/www/ood/register/flask_user_reg"
-            complete_file_name = os.path.join(blazer_path, time_stamp+".txt")
+            # function to write out a flatdb with the name of the file being a timestamp and the content
+            # of the file beieng blazerID the user submitted from the flask form (fullname)
+            time_stamp = time.strftime("%m-%d-%Y_%H:%M:%S")
+            directory = "/var/www/ood/register/flask_user_reg/app/flat_db"
+            complete_file_name = os.path.join(directory, time_stamp + ".txt")
+
+            if not os.path.exists(directory):
+                os.makedirs(directory)
+
             file = open(complete_file_name, "w")
             file.write(fullname)
             file.close()
             return redirect(return_url, 302)
 
         except:
-            flash("Registration Failed. Please try again.")
-            return redirect(url_for('index'))
+            flash("Registration Failed")
+            return redirect(return_url)
 
     @app.errorhandler(403)
     def forbidden(error):