diff --git a/server/routes/auth.coffee b/server/routes/auth.coffee
index 15948347f..5b98296c9 100644
--- a/server/routes/auth.coffee
+++ b/server/routes/auth.coffee
@@ -203,3 +203,4 @@ module.exports.makeNewUser = makeNewUser = (req) ->
   user.set 'preferredLanguage', lang if lang[...2] isnt 'en'
   user.set 'lastIP', req.connection.remoteAddress
   user.set 'chinaVersion', true if req.chinaVersion
+  user