diff --git a/files/routes/login.py b/files/routes/login.py
index 18c13113e..396b473c0 100644
--- a/files/routes/login.py
+++ b/files/routes/login.py
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ def sign_up_post(v):
 	g.v = new_user
 	g.username = new_user.username
 
-	check_for_alts(new_user, include_current_session=True)
 	send_notification(new_user.id, WELCOME_MSG)
 
 	if SIGNUP_FOLLOW_ID:
@@ -363,6 +362,9 @@ def sign_up_post(v):
 
 	cache.delete("user_count")
 
+	g.db.commit()
+	check_for_alts(new_user, include_current_session=True)
+
 	if redir and is_site_url(redir) and redir not in NO_LOGIN_REDIRECT_URLS:
 		return redirect(redir)
 	return redirect('/')