diff --git a/lib/ketbin/pastes/paste.ex b/lib/ketbin/pastes/paste.ex
index 6b73696..b0e36bf 100644
--- a/lib/ketbin/pastes/paste.ex
+++ b/lib/ketbin/pastes/paste.ex
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ defmodule Ketbin.Pastes.Paste do
   @doc false
   def changeset(paste, attrs) do
     paste
-    |> cast(attrs, [:is_url, :content, :id])
+    |> cast(attrs, [:is_url, :content, :id, :belongs_to])
     |> validate_required([:is_url, :content])
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/ketbin_web/controllers/page_controller.ex b/lib/ketbin_web/controllers/page_controller.ex
index 89f551f..4b94692 100644
--- a/lib/ketbin_web/controllers/page_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/ketbin_web/controllers/page_controller.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 defmodule KetbinWeb.PageController do
+  require Logger
+
   use KetbinWeb, :controller
 
   alias Ketbin.Pastes
@@ -34,17 +36,19 @@ defmodule KetbinWeb.PageController do
     # generate phonetic key
     id = Utils.generate_key()
 
-    IO.puts(conn.assigns[:current_user])
-
     # check if content is a url
     is_url =
       Map.get(paste_params, "content")
       |> Utils.is_url?()
 
+    # pull off current user if exists
+    current_user = conn.assigns.current_user
+
     # put id and is_url values into changeset
     paste_params =
       Map.put(paste_params, "id", id)
       |> Map.put("is_url", is_url)
+      |> Map.put("belongs_to", (if current_user, do: current_user.id, else: nil))
 
     # attempt to create a paste
     case Pastes.create_paste(paste_params) do
diff --git a/lib/ketbin_web/controllers/user_registration_controller.ex b/lib/ketbin_web/controllers/user_registration_controller.ex
index 6ed2ff2..5dc8cf4 100644
--- a/lib/ketbin_web/controllers/user_registration_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/ketbin_web/controllers/user_registration_controller.ex
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ defmodule KetbinWeb.UserRegistrationController do
         conn
         |> put_flash(:info, "User created successfully.")
         |> UserAuth.log_in_user(user)
+        |> redirect(to: "/users/confirm")
 
       {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset} ->
         render(conn, "new.html", changeset: changeset)