diff --git a/ConfirmAccount/business/AccountRequestSubmission.php b/ConfirmAccount/business/AccountRequestSubmission.php
index c54f306..376c7f1 100644
--- a/ConfirmAccount/business/AccountRequestSubmission.php
+++ b/ConfirmAccount/business/AccountRequestSubmission.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class AccountRequestSubmission {
 		}
 		
 		//before we continue, verify user
-		$code = preg_replace('%\d+%', '', sha1($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] . date('m')));
+		$code = sha1($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] . date('m'));
 		$data = file_get_contents('http://scratch.mit.edu/site-api/comments/project/10135908/?page=1&salt=' . md5(time())); //add the salt so it doesn't cache
 	    if (!$data) {
 		   return array('api_failed', 'Accessing the API to verify your registration failed. Please try again later.');
diff --git a/ConfirmAccount/frontend/specialpages/actions/RequestAccount_body.php b/ConfirmAccount/frontend/specialpages/actions/RequestAccount_body.php
index 34e0701..20be5e0 100644
--- a/ConfirmAccount/frontend/specialpages/actions/RequestAccount_body.php
+++ b/ConfirmAccount/frontend/specialpages/actions/RequestAccount_body.php
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class RequestAccountPage extends SpecialPage {
 		//Scratch user verification
 		$form .= '<fieldset>';
 		$form .= '<legend>User verification</legend>';
-		$form .= '<p>Please go to the <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/10135908/">user verification project</a> and comment the following code:<br /><b>' . preg_replace('%\d+%', '', sha1($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] . date('m'))) . '</b></p>' . "\n";
+		$form .= '<p>Please go to the <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/10135908/">user verification project</a> and comment the following code:<br /><b>' . sha1($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] . date('m')) . '</b></p>' . "\n";
 		$form .= '</fieldset>';
 		
 		//Set temporary password