diff --git a/migrations/2023-08-26-071607_accounts/up.sql b/migrations/2023-08-26-071607_accounts/up.sql
index f17d4e9..a0be4b2 100644
--- a/migrations/2023-08-26-071607_accounts/up.sql
+++ b/migrations/2023-08-26-071607_accounts/up.sql
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CREATE TABLE accounts (
 
     username  VARCHAR(20)   NOT NULL  COLLATE case_insensitive  UNIQUE,
     gjp2      TEXT          NOT NULL, -- argon2 hashed (rubrub uses bcrypt but oh well)
+    password  TEXT          NOT NULL, -- argon2 hashed (rubrub uses bcrypt but oh well)
     email     VARCHAR(254)  NOT NULL,
 
     -- todo: swap to proper rank system
diff --git a/src/db/models.rs b/src/db/models.rs
index f7452c1..0dd7f17 100644
--- a/src/db/models.rs
+++ b/src/db/models.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub struct Account {
     pub id: i32,
 
     pub username: String,
+    pub password: String,
     pub gjp2: String,
     pub email: String,
 
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ pub struct Account {
 pub struct NewAccount {
     pub username: String,
     pub gjp2: String,
-    pub email: String
+    pub password: String,
+    pub email: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Queryable, Serialize)]
diff --git a/src/db/schema.rs b/src/db/schema.rs
index ab0d3dc..1a25502 100644
--- a/src/db/schema.rs
+++ b/src/db/schema.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ diesel::table! {
         #[max_length = 20]
         username -> Varchar,
         gjp2 -> Text,
+        password -> Text,
         #[max_length = 254]
         email -> Varchar,
         is_admin -> Int4,
diff --git a/src/endpoints/accounts/login_account.rs b/src/endpoints/accounts/login_account.rs
index affb5c5..f84fa50 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/accounts/login_account.rs
+++ b/src/endpoints/accounts/login_account.rs
@@ -34,18 +34,18 @@ pub fn login_account(input: Form<FromLoginAccount>) -> status::Custom<&'static s
     {
         use crate::schema::accounts::dsl::*;
 
-        let account_id_gjp2_result = accounts
-            .select((id, gjp2))
+        let account_id_password_result = accounts
+            .select((id, password))
             .filter(username.eq(input.userName.clone()))
             .get_result::<(i32, String)>(connection);
 
-        match account_id_gjp2_result {
-            Ok(account_id_gjp2) => {
-                let user_id = helpers::accounts::get_user_id_from_account_id(account_id_gjp2.0);
+        match account_id_password_result {
+            Ok(account_id_password) => {
+                let user_id = helpers::accounts::get_user_id_from_account_id(account_id_password.0);
 
-                match verify_password(helpers::encryption::get_gjp2(input.password.clone()).as_bytes(), account_id_gjp2.1.as_str()) {
+                match verify_password(input.password.clone().as_bytes(), account_id_password.1.as_str()) {
                     Ok(_) => return status::Custom(Status::Ok, 
-                        Box::leak(format!("{},{}", account_id_gjp2.0, user_id).into_boxed_str())
+                        Box::leak(format!("{},{}", account_id_password.0, user_id).into_boxed_str())
                     ),
                     Err(_) => return status::Custom(Status::Ok, "-11")
                 };
diff --git a/src/endpoints/accounts/register_account.rs b/src/endpoints/accounts/register_account.rs
index c00b70a..c754a52 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/accounts/register_account.rs
+++ b/src/endpoints/accounts/register_account.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use rocket::response::status;
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 use diesel::result::Error;
 
+use password_auth::generate_hash;
+
 use crate::CONFIG;
 use crate::helpers;
 use crate::db;
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@ pub fn register_account(input: Form<FormRegisterAccount>) -> status::Custom<&'st
 
         let new_account = NewAccount {
             username: input.userName.clone(),
-            gjp2: helpers::encryption::get_gjp2_hashed(input.password.clone()),
+            password: generate_hash(input.password.clone()),
+            gjp2: generate_hash(helpers::encryption::get_gjp2(input.password.clone())),
             email: input.email.clone()
         };
         inserted_account = diesel::insert_into(accounts)
diff --git a/src/helpers/encryption.rs b/src/helpers/encryption.rs
index 018b0e9..fb3f088 100644
--- a/src/helpers/encryption.rs
+++ b/src/helpers/encryption.rs
@@ -14,15 +14,11 @@ pub fn cyclic_xor_string(string: &str, key: &str) -> String {
     let data = string.as_bytes();
     let key_bytes = key.as_bytes();
     let result_bytes = cyclic_xor(data, key_bytes);
-    let result_str = String::from_utf8(result_bytes).expect("invalid UTF-8 sequence (L)");
+    let result_str = String::from_utf8(result_bytes).expect("invalid UTF-8 sequence (how did this happen?)");
 
     return String::from(result_str);
 }
 
 pub fn get_gjp2(password: String) -> String {
     return Sha1::default().digest(String::from(password + "mI29fmAnxgTs").as_bytes()).to_hex();
-}
-
-pub fn get_gjp2_hashed(password: String) -> String {
-    return generate_hash(get_gjp2(password))
 }
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