diff --git a/services/web/project/__init__.py b/services/web/project/__init__.py
index 9c3a7a1..cc96e05 100644
--- a/services/web/project/__init__.py
+++ b/services/web/project/__init__.py
@@ -396,13 +396,17 @@ def verify_register():
            }
     user_uid = data['user']['uid']
     #'a4b75649-e3c5-424f-bcdb-5481e625d24b'
-    FIND_USER_DETAIL= "SELECT email, firstname,lastname,uid FROM members_pending WHERE  uid::text = '"+user_uid+"'"
+    FIND_USER_DETAIL= "SELECT email, firstname,lastname,uid FROM members_pending WHERE  status = 0 AND uid::text = '"+user_uid+"'"
     print(FIND_USER_DETAIL)
     with connection:
             with connection.cursor(cursor_factory=psycopg2.extras.DictCursor) as cursor:
                 cursor.execute(FIND_USER_DETAIL)
                 account = cursor.fetchall()
-            print(account[0])
+#             print(account[0])
+
+    account_found = count = len( account )
+    if  account_found > 0 :
+        return jsonify({'status': "INVALID",'message': 'Error - Invalid sign up link'}), 403
 
     accountRes =  json.dumps( [dict(ix) for ix in account] )
     user_array = json.loads(accountRes)
@@ -441,11 +445,12 @@ def complete_register():
     #print(user_search[0][0])
     account_id = count = len( user_search )
     if  account_id > 0 :
-        return jsonify({'status': "DUPLICATE",'message': 'Error - use another username'}), 200
+        return jsonify({'status': "DUPLICATE",'message': 'Error - use another username'}), 403
 
     user_uid = pending_data['user']['uid']
     #'a4b75649-e3c5-424f-bcdb-5481e625d24b'
-    FIND_USER_DETAIL= "SELECT firstname,lastname,email, uid FROM members_pending WHERE  uid::text = '"+user_uid+"'"
+    FIND_USER_DETAIL = "SELECT firstname,lastname,email, uid FROM members_pending WHERE  uid::text = '"+user_uid+"'"
+    COMPLETE_PENDING = "UPDATE members_pending SET status = 5 WHERE status IN (0,1,2) AND  uid::text = '"+user_uid+"'"
     with connection:
             with connection.cursor(cursor_factory=psycopg2.extras.DictCursor) as cursor:
                 cursor.execute(FIND_USER_DETAIL)
@@ -465,6 +470,7 @@ def complete_register():
             with connection.cursor(cursor_factory=psycopg2.extras.DictCursor) as cursor:
                 cursor.execute(CREATE_USER,create_values)
                 connection.commit()
+                cursor.execute(COMPLETE_PENDING)
 
     member = Members().login(
             username,