diff --git a/client/views/users/user_signup.js b/client/views/users/user_signup.js
index b47441d5a..ddebcea8c 100644
--- a/client/views/users/user_signup.js
+++ b/client/views/users/user_signup.js
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Template.user_signup.events = {
       var username = $('#username').val();
       var email = $('#email').val();
       var password = $('#password').val();
+      if(!username || !email || !password){
+        throwError('Please fill in all fields');
+        return false;
+      }
       Accounts.createUser({
           username: username
         , email: email  
diff --git a/server/scoring.js b/server/scoring.js
index 7df9856cc..303234b92 100644
--- a/server/scoring.js
+++ b/server/scoring.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ var updateScore = function (collection, id) {
   if(object.sticky)
     newScore=999;
   collection.update(id, {$set: {score: newScore}});
+
+  // console.log('old score: '+object.baseScore+' | new score: '+newScore+' | score diff: '+Math.abs(newScore-object.baseScore));
 };
 
 Meteor.startup(function () {