diff --git a/src/app/(main)/reactors/create-account/page.jsx b/src/app/(main)/reactors/create-account/page.jsx
index cd5eb10..ccda3b0 100644
--- a/src/app/(main)/reactors/create-account/page.jsx
+++ b/src/app/(main)/reactors/create-account/page.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import Stripe from 'stripe';
 const stripe = new Stripe(process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY);
-import { dbRun } from '@/db';
 
 import { XCircleIcon } from '@heroicons/react/20/solid'
 
@@ -15,12 +14,9 @@ export default async function Page({ searchParams }) {
   const unexpectedError = searchParams['unexpected_error'];
   const msg = searchParams['msg'];
   const csi = searchParams['csi'];
+  const patreonMagicKey = searchParams['patreon_magic_key'];
   const session = csi && await stripe.checkout.sessions.retrieve(csi);
   const email = (csi && session && session.customer_details.email) || searchParams['email'];
-  const message = searchParams['message'];
-  const submitted = email || message;
-  const valid = submitted && email && message;
-  let emailSentSuccessfully = false;
   if (unexpectedError) {
     return (
       <>
@@ -59,6 +55,11 @@ export default async function Page({ searchParams }) {
               value={csi}
               type="hidden"
             />
+            <input
+              name="patreon_magic_key"
+              value={patreonMagicKey}
+              type="hidden"
+            />
             <div className="space-y-8">
               <div className="pt-8">
                 <div className="mt-6 grid grid-cols-1 gap-y-6 gap-x-4 sm:grid-cols-6">
diff --git a/src/pages/api/create-account.js b/src/pages/api/create-account.js
index c4f3cf5..e2112af 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/create-account.js
+++ b/src/pages/api/create-account.js
@@ -47,18 +47,19 @@ const createSubscription = async (userId) => {
 
 async function handler(req, res) {
   if (req.method === 'POST') {
-    const { email, password, passwordagain, csi } = req.body;
+    const { email, password, passwordagain, csi, patreon_magic_key } = req.body;
 
     // Validate email, password, and csi
-    if (email && password && password === passwordagain && csi) {
+    if (email && password && password === passwordagain && (csi || patreon_magic_key)) {
       // Check for minimum password length
       if (password.length < 12) {
         res.redirect(makeMsg(csi, email, 'Please enter a password that is at least 12 characters long.'));
         return;
       }
 
-      // Retrieve Stripe session and email
-      const session = csi && await stripe.checkout.sessions.retrieve(csi);
+      // Retrieve Stripe session and email or get verify patreon magic key
+      const session = (csi && await stripe.checkout.sessions.retrieve(csi)) ||
+                      (patreon_magic_key === process.env.PATREON_MAGIC_KEY ? { customer_details: { email } } : false);
       const emailFromSession = session && session.customer_details.email;
 
       // Validate session and email