diff --git a/register.php b/register.php
index cfa4b50..48196a4 100644
--- a/register.php
+++ b/register.php
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 <head>
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
 <?php
-session_start();
+if (session_status() == PHP_SESSION_NONE) {
+	session_start();
+}
 include_once ('connect.php');
-$newuser = $_POST['reguser'];
+//$newuser = $_POST['reguser'];
 $con = mysqli_connect(DATABASE_HOST, DATABASE_USER, DATABASE_PASS, DATABASE_NAME);
 if ($con->connect_errno){
 	die ('Unable to connect to database [' . $db->connect_errno . ']');
 }
-if (is_null($newuser)){
+if (empty($_POST['reguser'])){
 	// this block contains the code to fill out the form
 	echo '<center>';
 	include_once ('includes/account-registration.php');
