diff --git a/backend/apis/nodejs/api_controller.js b/backend/apis/nodejs/api_controller.js
index fd935c4..8cd417c 100644
--- a/backend/apis/nodejs/api_controller.js
+++ b/backend/apis/nodejs/api_controller.js
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ async function registerPerson(req, res){
 
     // Ensure that the required fields are present before proceeding
     if (!req.body.display_name || !req.body.email || !req.body.password) {
-      return res.status(400).json({ error : "Invalid request"});
+      return res.status(400).json({ error : "Some or all required fields are missing"});
+    }
+
+    if(!validateEmail(req.body.email)){
+      return res.status(400).json({ error : "The email is not in a valid format"});
     }
 
     // Generate activation link token
@@ -377,6 +381,11 @@ function verifyToken(req, res, next) {
   });
 }
 
+function validateEmail(email) {
+  const regex = /^[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,}$/;
+  return regex.test(email);
+}
+
 // Exporting a function
 // means making a JavaScript function defined in one
 // module available for use in another module.
diff --git a/frontend/html/html/register.html b/frontend/html/html/register.html
index a41678a..7d716f9 100644
--- a/frontend/html/html/register.html
+++ b/frontend/html/html/register.html
@@ -52,15 +52,18 @@
             },
             body: JSON.stringify({ display_name, email, password }),
           };
+
           fetch('http://localhost:3000/blinkapi/register', options)
             .then(response => {
               if (response.ok) {
-                alert("Congratulations! You've successfully registered to Blink. Please click on the e-mail we sent you to confirm your account");
-              // Redirect to a different page on the same domain using a relative path
-              window.location.href = '/newpage.html';
+                alert("Congratulations! You've successfully registered to Blink." +
+                  " Please click on the e-mail we sent you to confirm your account");
+                
+              window.location.href = '/login.html';
               } 
             })
             .catch(err => {
+              alert("An error has occured :-( please try again later")
               console.error(err);
             });
         }