diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index a3f1bc66..dd94a1b1 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def create_guest_user
     u = nil
     User.without_callback(:create, :before, :initialize_desktop) do
-      u = User.create(:name => "guest", :email => "guest_#{Time.now.to_i}#{rand(99)}@example.com")
+    u = User.create(:name => "guest", :email => "guest_#{Time.now.to_i}#{rand(99)}@example.com")
     end
-   u.admin = false
+    u.admin = false
+    u.skip_confirmation!
     u.save(:validate => false)
     u
   end