diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index f77300a..b327ebb 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ def is_valid_input(input_string):
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
 def create_email_account(username, password):
-    if is_valid_input(password) and is_valid_input(username):
+    if password and is_valid_input(username):
         try:
+
+            with open("password.tmp", "w") as file:
+                file.write(password)
+
             # Use echo to securely pass the password to the command
-            cmd = ["echo", password, "|", "doas", "-u", "maddy", "maddy", "creds", "create", f"{username}@hectabit.org"]
+            cmd = ["cat", "password.tmp", "|", "doas", "-u", "maddy", "maddy", "creds", "create", f"{username}@hectabit.org"]
             result = subprocess.run(" ".join(cmd), shell=True, check=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 
             cmd2 = ["doas", "-u", "maddy", "maddy", "imap-acct", "create", f"{username}@hectabit.org"]
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ def register():
     username = request.form.get('username')
     password = request.form.get('password')
 
-    if not is_valid_input(password) or not is_valid_input(username):
+    if not is_valid_input(username):
         return render_template('num.html'), 400
 
     if create_email_account(username, password):
diff --git a/public/cta/index.html b/public/cta/index.html
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/public/cta/political.mov b/public/cta/political.mov
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/public/static/css/main.css b/public/static/css/main.css
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/templates/num.html b/templates/num.html
index fd5c3e0..929ed8d 100644
--- a/templates/num.html
+++ b/templates/num.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="content">
         <h1>Error!</h1>
-        <p1>You can only have Alphanumerical characters and periods in your username / password.</p1>
+        <p1>You can only have Alphanumerical characters and periods in your username!</p1>
         <div class=spacer2>
           <button onclick="history.back()">Go Back</button>
         </div>