diff --git a/backend/controllers/auth.controller.js b/backend/controllers/auth.controller.js
index de7bff7..625f72e 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/auth.controller.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/auth.controller.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const Role = db.role;
 const Op = db.Sequelize.Op;
 
 const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken");
-const bcrypt = require("bcryptjs");
 
 exports.signup = (req, res) => {
     // Save User to Database
@@ -14,8 +13,8 @@ exports.signup = (req, res) => {
         firstName: req.body.firstName,
         lastName: req.body.lastName,
         email: req.body.email,
-        dateOfBirth: req.body.dateOfBirth,
-        password: bcrypt.hashSync(req.body.password, 8)
+        dateOfBirth: new Date(req.body.dateOfBirth),
+        password: req.body.password
     })
         .then(user => {
             if (req.body.roles) {
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ exports.signup = (req, res) => {
 exports.signin = (req, res) => {
     User.findOne({
         where: {
-            username: req.body.username
+            email: req.body.email
         }
     })
         .then(user => {
@@ -53,10 +52,11 @@ exports.signin = (req, res) => {
                 return res.status(404).send({ message: "User Not found." });
             }
 
-            const passwordIsValid = bcrypt.compareSync(
-                req.body.password,
-                user.password
-            );
+            const passwordIsValid = user.validPassword(req.body.password);
+            // const passwordIsValid = bcrypt.compareSync(
+            //     req.body.password,
+            //     user.password
+            // );
 
             if (!passwordIsValid) {
                 return res.status(401).send({
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ exports.signin = (req, res) => {
         .catch(err => {
             res.status(500).send({ message: err.message });
         });
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/backend/database/example-db.sqlite b/backend/database/example-db.sqlite
deleted file mode 100644
index 8519508..0000000
Binary files a/backend/database/example-db.sqlite and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/backend/index.js b/backend/index.js
index 185c467..84026f8 100644
--- a/backend/index.js
+++ b/backend/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const express = require("express");
 const cors = require("cors");
+const bcrypt = require("bcryptjs");
 
 const app = express();
 
@@ -49,10 +50,10 @@ function initial() {
         { name: 'administrato' },
     ]);
     User.bulkCreate([
-        { firstName: 'Nolan', lastName: 'Ryan', dateOfBirth: new Date(1947, 1, 31), email: 'ryan.nolan@bullpen.com', password: 'nolan' },
-        { firstName: 'Sandy', lastName: 'Koufax', dateOfBirth: new Date(1935, 12, 30), email: 'sandy.koufax@bullpen.com', password: 'sandy' },
-        { firstName: 'Pedro', lastName: 'Martinez', dateOfBirth: new Date(1971, 10, 25), email: 'pedro.martinez@bullpen.com', password: 'pedro' },
-        { firstName: 'randy', lastName: 'johnson', dateOfBirth: new Date(1963, 9, 10), email: 'randy.johnson@bullpen.com', password: 'randy' },
+        { firstName: 'Nolan', lastName: 'Ryan', dateOfBirth: new Date(1947, 1, 31), email: 'ryan.nolan@bullpen.com', password: bcrypt.hashSync('nolan', 8) },
+        { firstName: 'Sandy', lastName: 'Koufax', dateOfBirth: new Date(1935, 12, 30), email: 'sandy.koufax@bullpen.com', password: bcrypt.hashSync('sandy', 8) },
+        { firstName: 'Pedro', lastName: 'Martinez', dateOfBirth: new Date(1971, 10, 25), email: 'pedro.martinez@bullpen.com', password: bcrypt.hashSync('pedro', 8) },
+        { firstName: 'randy', lastName: 'johnson', dateOfBirth: new Date(1963, 9, 10), email: 'randy.johnson@bullpen.com', password: bcrypt.hashSync('randy', 8) }
     ]);
     PitchType.bulkCreate([
         { name: 'Fastball', abbreviation: 'FB' },
diff --git a/backend/models/user.model.js b/backend/models/user.model.js
index 44f48cd..21b1cff 100644
--- a/backend/models/user.model.js
+++ b/backend/models/user.model.js
@@ -24,12 +24,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize) => {
         email: {
             type: DataTypes.STRING,
             allowNull: false,
-            unique: true,
-            validate: {
-                // We require usernames to have length of at least 3, and
-                // only use letters, numbers and underscores.
-                is: /^\w{3,}$/
-            }
+            unique: true
         },
         password: {
             type: DataTypes.STRING,
@@ -47,9 +42,9 @@ module.exports = (sequelize) => {
         }
     });
 
-    User.prototype.validPassword = async function (password) {
-        return bcrypt.compare(password, this.password);
+    User.prototype.validPassword = function (password) {
+        return bcrypt.compareSync(password, this.password);
     };
 
     return User;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};