1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/users/app/models/user.rb b/users/app/models/user.rb
index 624754b..39d079a 100644
--- a/users/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/users/app/models/user.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ class User < CouchRest::Model::Base
     :presence => true
 
   validates :login,
-    :uniqueness => true
+    :uniqueness => true,
+    :if => :serverside?
 
   validates :login,
     :format => { :with => /\A[A-Za-z\d_]+\z/,
@@ -74,4 +75,9 @@ class User < CouchRest::Model::Base
   def password
     password_verifier
   end
+
+  # used as a condition for validations that are server side only
+  def serverside?
+    true
+  end
 end