diff --git a/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/common_tool.cc b/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/common_tool.cc
index 3bd5aa9..1e6611a 100644
--- a/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/common_tool.cc
+++ b/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/common_tool.cc
@@ -59,11 +59,22 @@ void ConfirmationNew(unsigned long payment_id, char * number, int sz) {
     strsafecpy(number, confirmation, sz);
 }
 
+void GetMemberAccountLink2(long member_id, unsigned long acc_link, char * number);
 long GetMemberAccountLink(long member_id, CVars &out){
 
 long ret=0;
+char acc_link[11];
 
- ret = load_db_record(out, "SELECT * FROM members WHERE id =  %lu",member_id);
+ ret = load_db_record(out, "SELECT acc_link FROM members WHERE id =  %lu",member_id);
+ if ( out["acc_link"]== "" ){ 
+ GetMemberAccountLink2( member_id, sizeof (acc_link), acc_link);
+ load_db_record(out, "SELECT acc_link FROM members WHERE id =  %lu",member_id);// try again
+ }
+ else
+ {
+	
+ }
+ 
 
 return 0;
 }
diff --git a/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/function_members.cc b/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/function_members.cc
index 3cca951..5bf53b9 100644
--- a/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/function_members.cc
+++ b/mermsemr/src/shared_tool/function_members.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ long MemberLogin(CVars in, CVars &out) {
             if (MemberSessionCheck(out["member_id"].Long(), out["sessionid"].c_str(), 1) > 0) {
 
                 out["acc_link"] = "ME345FT6789";
-                char acc_link[11];
                 GetMemberAccountLink(out["member_id"].Long(),out);
                 // out["acc_link"] = acc_link;