diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/controllers/UserController.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/controllers/UserController.coffee
index 0dce803ac2..a373e14043 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/controllers/UserController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/controllers/UserController.coffee
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module.exports =
 						return AuthenticationController.login req, res
 					else if foundUser? && foundUser.holdingAccount == true #someone put them in as a collaberator
 						user = foundUser
-						user.holdingAccount == false
+						user.holdingAccount = false
 					else
 						user = new User email: data.email
 					d = new Date()