diff --git a/routes/routes.js b/routes/routes.js
index 7b71ded68054d7afd2fd98bc444d54ecaf7b0bdc..af04837dfa1302b395261899e9ae9d66b9e6ea41 100644
--- a/routes/routes.js
+++ b/routes/routes.js
@@ -350,10 +350,10 @@ module.exports = function (app, config, passport) {
     //methods.currentDate();
 
     var emailAddress = req.body.inputEmail;
-    var emailContent = "Hi there,\n\n"+
+  /*  var emailContent = "Hi there,\n\n"+
       "we've received a request to reset your password. However, this email address is not on our database of registered users.\n\n"+
       "Thanks,\nM4_LAB Team";
-    var emailSubject = "Account Access Attempted";
+    var emailSubject = "Account Access Attempted"; */
     
     async.waterfall([
       function(done) {
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ module.exports = function (app, config, passport) {
         methods.checkUserEmail(emailAddress, function(err, user){
           if (user) {
             console.log("email: user found");
-            emailSubject = "M4_LAB Password Reset";
-            emailContent = "Hi User,\n\n"+
+            var emailSubject = "M4_LAB Password Reset";
+            var emailContent = "Hi User,\n\n"+
               "we've received a request to reset your password. If you didn't make the request, just ignore this email.\n\n"+
               "Otherwise, you can reset your password using this link: http://localhost:9989/reset/" + token + "\n" +
               "This password reset is only valid for 1 hour.\n\n"+
@@ -381,12 +381,22 @@ module.exports = function (app, config, passport) {
             methods.updateCredential(credentialData, function(err) {
               done(err, token, user);
             });
+
+            // send email
+            mailOptions.to = emailAddress;
+            mailOptions.subject = emailSubject;
+            mailOptions.text = emailContent;
+            smtpTransport.sendMail(mailOptions, function(err) {
+              done(err, 'done');
+            });
           }
           else {
-            done(err, null, null);
+            //done(err, null, null);
+            done(err, 'no user found');
           }
         });
-      },
+      }
+      /*,
       function(token, user, done) {
         mailOptions.to = emailAddress;
         mailOptions.subject = emailSubject;
@@ -394,13 +404,13 @@ module.exports = function (app, config, passport) {
         smtpTransport.sendMail(mailOptions, function(err) {
           done(err, 'done');
         });
-      }
+      } */
     ], function(err) {
       if (err) {
         req.flash('error', 'An error occured. Please try again.');
       }
       else {
-        req.flash('success', 'An e-mail has been sent to ' + emailAddress + ' with further instructions.');
+        req.flash('success', 'If your email is registered, an e-mail has been sent to ' + emailAddress + ' with further instructions.');
       }
       res.redirect('/forgotPwd');
     });