diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 73a24d1..9a45159 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 )
 
+// publapi is a simple API for Project Segfault's public shared server (pubnix).
 func main() {
 	app := fiber.New()
 
diff --git a/pages/signup.go b/pages/signup.go
index 77beb99..a8159ee 100644
--- a/pages/signup.go
+++ b/pages/signup.go
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ func SignupPage(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		return c.SendStatus(fiber.StatusInternalServerError)
 	}
 
-	// send notification to admins
-	err = shoutrrr.Send(os.Getenv("PUBLAPI_SHOUTRRRURL"), "New user signup! Please review /var/publapi/users/"+username+".sh to approve or deny the user.")
-	if err != nil {
-		return c.SendStatus(fiber.StatusInternalServerError)
-	}
-
 	// create user file
 	f, err := os.Create("/var/publapi/users/" + username + ".sh")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -42,7 +36,7 @@ func SignupPage(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		"# Path: /var/publapi/users/.sh\n" +
 		"# This file is generated by publapi. Do not edit this file.\n" +
 		"useradd -Um -s /bin/bash " + username + "\n" +
-		"printf \"%s\n%s\n\" \"" + pass + " " + pass + " | passwd " + username +
+		"printf %s\n%s\n" + pass + " " + pass + " | passwd " + username + "\n" +
 		"echo " + username + "'s account has been created!"
 
 	fmt.Println(bashscript)
@@ -53,9 +47,13 @@ func SignupPage(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		return c.SendStatus(fiber.StatusInternalServerError)
 	}
 
+	// send notification to admins
+	err = shoutrrr.Send(os.Getenv("PUBLAPI_SHOUTRRRURL"), "New user signup! Please review /var/publapi/users/"+username+".sh to approve or deny the user.")
+	if err != nil {
+		return c.SendStatus(fiber.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
 	return c.JSON(fiber.Map{
 		"username": username,
-		"pass":     pass,
 		"message":  "User created! Please allow us 24 hours or more to review your account.",
 		"status":   c.Response().StatusCode(),
 	})