diff --git a/src/app/channel/channelManager.js b/src/app/channel/channelManager.js
index 00805ab..8facbac 100644
--- a/src/app/channel/channelManager.js
+++ b/src/app/channel/channelManager.js
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ module.exports.handleConnection = async function(io, socket){
             //Get active channel
             var activeChan = activeChannels.get(socket.chan);
 
+            console.log(socket);
+
             //If we have more than one active connection
             if(activeChan.userList.get(socket.user.user).length > 1){
                 //temporarily store list of active user sockets
diff --git a/src/schemas/userSchema.js b/src/schemas/userSchema.js
index c5192e7..b225e6c 100644
--- a/src/schemas/userSchema.js
+++ b/src/schemas/userSchema.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     },
     pronouns:{
         type: mongoose.SchemaTypes.String,
-        required: true,
+        optional: true,
         default: ""
     },
     signature: {
diff --git a/src/utils/sessionUtils.js b/src/utils/sessionUtils.js
index d52ac92..ec3fe87 100644
--- a/src/utils/sessionUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/sessionUtils.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ module.exports.authenticateSession = async function(user, pass, req){
     req.session.authip = req.ip;
     req.session.user = {
         user: userDB.user,
-        id: userDB.id
+        id: userDB.id,
+        rank: userDB.rank
     }