diff --git a/public/src/forum/register.js b/public/src/forum/register.js
index 58f340b54c..aa8fc66b59 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/register.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/register.js
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ define(function() {
 			} else {
 				socket.emit('user.emailExists', {
 					email: emailEl.val()
-				}, function(exists) {
+				}, function(err, exists) {
+					if(err) {
+						return app.alertError(err.message);
+					}
+
 					if (exists) {
 						showError(email_notify, 'Email address already taken!');
 					} else {
diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin.js b/src/socket.io/admin.js
index 0a6523fcb4..1fc9e91fac 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var	groups = require('../groups'),
 
 	async = require('async'),
 	winston = require('winston'),
+	index = require('./index'),
 
 	SocketAdmin = {};
 
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ SocketAdmin.config.set = function(socket, data, callback) {
 			});
 		}
 
-		logger.monitorConfig({io: socket.server}, data);
+		logger.monitorConfig({io: index.server}, data);
 	});
 };
 
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 8c12611149..da0257b870 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 		},
 		exists: function(email, callback) {
 			User.getUidByEmail(email, function(err, exists) {
-				callback(!!exists);
+				callback(err, !!exists);
 			});
 		},
 		confirm: function(code, callback) {