diff --git a/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/index.ts b/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/index.ts
index 49f777d5d..91d4ed082 100755
--- a/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/index.ts
+++ b/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 export * from './login.js';
 export * from './logout.js';
-export * from './register.js';
 export * from './profile.js';
 export * from './orcid.js';
 export * from './magic.js';
diff --git a/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/orcid.ts b/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/orcid.ts
index 9fc8e8944..03d7d9f2c 100755
--- a/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/orcid.ts
+++ b/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/orcid.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const validateOrcid = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     res.send({ data, ok: true });
   } catch (err) {
     logger.error({ err, fn: 'validateOrcid', req });
-    res.status(400).send({ ok: false, err });
+    res.status(400).send({ ok: false, msg: 'Validation failed' });
   }
 };
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ const processOrcidConnect = async (req: Request, res: Response, closing: boolean
     return;
   } catch (err) {
     logger.error({ fn: 'processOrcidConnect', err }, 'error processing orcid connect');
-    res.status(400).send({ err });
+    res.status(400).send('Orcid connect failed');
   }
 };
 
@@ -203,6 +203,6 @@ const processOrcidAuth = async (req: Request, res: Response, closing: boolean) =
     return;
   } catch (err) {
     logger.error({ fn: 'processOrcidAuth', err }, 'error processing orcid auth');
-    res.status(400).send({ err });
+    res.status(500).send({ msg: 'processing ORCID auth failed' });
   }
 };
diff --git a/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/register.ts b/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/register.ts
deleted file mode 100755
index 84900f77c..000000000
--- a/desci-server/src/controllers/auth/register.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
-
-import { prisma } from '../../client.js';
-
-export const register = async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
-  const { email, tokendId } = req.body;
-
-  if (!email) {
-    res.status(400).send({ ok: false });
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const user = await prisma.user.upsert({
-    where: {
-      email,
-    },
-    update: {},
-    create: {
-      email,
-      isPatron: false,
-      isWarden: false,
-      isKeeper: false,
-    },
-  });
-
-  res.send(user);
-
-  // const userRepository = getRepository(User);
-  // try {
-  //   const user = await userRepository.findOne({ where: { email } });
-
-  //   if (user) {
-  //     const customError = new CustomError(400, 'General', 'User already exists', [
-  //       `Email '${user.email}' already exists`,
-  //     ]);
-  //     return next(customError);
-  //   }
-
-  //   try {
-  //     const newUser = new User();
-  //     newUser.email = email;
-
-  //     await userRepository.save(newUser);
-
-  //     res.customSuccess(200, 'User successfully created.');
-  //   } catch (err) {
-  //     const customError = new CustomError(400, 'Raw', `User '${email}' can't be created`, null, err);
-  //     return next(customError);
-  //   }
-  // } catch (err) {
-  //   const customError = new CustomError(400, 'Raw', 'Error', null, err);
-  //   return next(customError);
-  // }
-};
diff --git a/desci-server/src/routes/v1/auth.ts b/desci-server/src/routes/v1/auth.ts
index 5d2f7ad35..f7a107fe0 100755
--- a/desci-server/src/routes/v1/auth.ts
+++ b/desci-server/src/routes/v1/auth.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Router } from 'express';
 import {
   login,
   logout,
-  register,
   profile,
   orcidAuth,
   orcidAuthClose,
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ router.post('/login/did', asyncHandler(walletLogin));
 router.get('/login/did/:walletAddress', asyncHandler(walletNonce));
 router.delete('/logout', logout);
 router.get('/profile', [ensureUser], profile);
-router.post('/register', register);
 router.get('/orcid/auth', orcidAuth);
 router.get('/orcid/auth/close', orcidAuthClose);
 router.get('/orcid/connect', orcidConnect);
diff --git a/desci-server/src/services/Attestation.ts b/desci-server/src/services/Attestation.ts
index b80a38817..5e5301768 100644
--- a/desci-server/src/services/Attestation.ts
+++ b/desci-server/src/services/Attestation.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ export class AttestationService {
   }
 
   async create(data: Prisma.AttestationUncheckedCreateInput) {
+    logger.trace({ data }, 'AttestationService#create');
     const community = await communityService.findCommunityById(data.communityId);
 
     if (!community) throw new CommunityNotFoundError();
@@ -133,7 +134,19 @@ export class AttestationService {
     const existing = await prisma.attestation.findFirst({ where: { name: data.name, communityId: data.communityId } });
     if (existing) throw new DuplicateDataError();
 
-    const attestation = await prisma.attestation.create({ data: { communityId: community.id, ...data } });
+    const attestation = await prisma.attestation.create({
+      data: {
+        name: data.name,
+        description: data.description,
+        image_url: data.image_url,
+        verified_image_url: data.verified_image_url,
+        protected: data.protected,
+        canMintDoi: data.canMintDoi,
+        canUpdateOrcid: data.canUpdateOrcid,
+        communityId: community.id,
+        templateId: data.templateId,
+      },
+    });
 
     await this.#publishVersion({
       name: attestation.name,
@@ -181,12 +194,22 @@ export class AttestationService {
         canUpdateOrcid: data.canUpdateOrcid,
       },
     });
-    await this.#publishVersion({
+    const attestationVersion = await this.#publishVersion({
       name: data.name as string,
       description: data.description,
       image_url: data.image_url,
       attestationId: attestation.id,
     });
+
+    const communityEntryAttestation = await prisma.communityEntryAttestation.findFirst({
+      where: { attestationId: attestation.id },
+    });
+    if (communityEntryAttestation) {
+      await prisma.communityEntryAttestation.update({
+        where: { id: communityEntryAttestation.id },
+        data: { attestationVersionId: attestationVersion.id },
+      });
+    }
     const updated = await this.findAttestationById(attestation.id);
     return updated;
   }