1 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/bucky/util/auth.js b/bucky/util/auth.js
index 401ba6c..c4db277 100644
--- a/bucky/util/auth.js
+++ b/bucky/util/auth.js
@@ -44,13 +44,20 @@ var auth = (module.exports = {
   },
   checkIfUserExists: function (req, res, next) {
     var username = util.sanitizeName(req.body.username);
-    db.getUserByUsername(username).then((user) => {
-      if (user) {
-        console.log(user);
-        return res.json({ error: "user exists" });
-      }
-      next();
-    });
+    db.getUserByUsername(username)
+      .then((user) => {
+        if (user) {
+          console.log(user);
+          return res.json({ error: "user exists" });
+        }
+        next();
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        if (error.message === "EmptyResponse") {
+          return next();
+        }
+        next(error);
+      });
   },
   createUser: function (req, res, next) {
     if (req.body.password !== req.body.password2) {