diff --git a/ledger/accounts/pipeline.py b/ledger/accounts/pipeline.py
index bb10939752..60a23800f7 100644
--- a/ledger/accounts/pipeline.py
+++ b/ledger/accounts/pipeline.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def user_by_email(backend, details, *args, **kwargs):
     request_data = backend.strategy.request_data()
     if request_data.get('verification_code') and details.get('email'):
         try:
-            user = EmailIdentity.objects.get(email=details['email']).user
+            user = EmailIdentity.objects.get(email__iexact=details['email']).user
         except EmailIdentity.DoesNotExist:
             user = None
         return {'user': user}
diff --git a/ledger/settings_base.py b/ledger/settings_base.py
index 186f50c752..3d8f2eb6ce 100755
--- a/ledger/settings_base.py
+++ b/ledger/settings_base.py
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
     'dpaw_utils.middleware.SSOLoginMiddleware',
     'dpaw_utils.middleware.AuditMiddleware',  # Sets model creator/modifier field values.
-# FIXME: find out why django 1.10 breaks
-#    'ledger.middleware.FirstTimeNagScreenMiddleware',
     'oscar.apps.basket.middleware.BasketMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.flatpages.middleware.FlatpageFallbackMiddleware',
 ]
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@
     'social_core.pipeline.user.create_user',
     'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.associate_user',
     'social_core.pipeline.social_auth.load_extra_data',
-    'social_core.pipeline.user.user_details'
+    #'social_core.pipeline.user.user_details'
 )
 
 SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN = env('SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN', None)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4c2827a38d..f57599a3c9 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Django<1.11.0
-git+https://github.com/parksandwildlife/dpaw-utils.git@0.3a13#egg=dpaw-utils
+git+https://github.com/parksandwildlife/dpaw-utils.git@0.3a14#egg=dpaw-utils
 git+https://github.com/django-oscar/django-oscar.git@feature/django-110#egg=django-oscar
 social-auth-app-django==0.1.0
 coverage==4.3.1