diff --git a/src/db/models/userModels.js b/src/db/models/userModels.js
index a194af5..828d113 100644
--- a/src/db/models/userModels.js
+++ b/src/db/models/userModels.js
@@ -132,22 +132,6 @@ export const addCoursePurchaseToUser = async (userId, purchaseData) => {
 };
 
 export const createUser = async (data) => {
-  // Check if a user with the given email already exists
-  let existingUser = null;
-  // todo: special condition for email login, should be handled before getting here
-  if (data?.email) {
-    existingUser = await prisma.user.findUnique({
-      where: { email: data?.email },
-    });
-  }
-
-  if (existingUser) {
-    console.log("user already exists", existingUser);
-    // If user exists, return the existing user
-    return existingUser;
-  }
-
-  // If user does not exist, create a new user
   return await prisma.user.create({
     data: {
       ...data,
diff --git a/src/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js b/src/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
index 2e65e77..ad27b89 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
+++ b/src/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ export const authOptions = {
                         return null;
                     }
                     const fullUser = await getUserByPubkey(pk);
+                    if (fullUser && fullUser.email === "austinkelsay@protonmail.com") {
+                        console.log("FULLLSNDE", fullUser);
+                    }
                     token.user = fullUser;
                 } catch (error) {
                     console.error("Ephemeral key pair generation error:", error);