diff --git a/include/users.h b/include/users.h
index e76c2a427..4a4ea845f 100644
--- a/include/users.h
+++ b/include/users.h
@@ -188,15 +188,16 @@ class CoreExport User : public virtual Base, public Extensible, public CommandRe
 	void SendMessage(const BotInfo *source, const char *fmt, ...);
 	void SendMessage(const BotInfo *source, const Anope::string &msg) anope_override;
 
-	/** Identify the user to the Nick
+	/** Identify the user to a nick.
 	 * updates last_seen, logs the user in,
 	 * send messages, checks for mails, set vhost and more
-	 * @param the NickAlias
+	 * @param na the nick to identify to, should be the same as
+	 * the user's current nick
 	 */
 	void Identify(NickAlias *na);
 
-	/** Login the user to a NickCore
-	 * @param core The account the user is useing
+	/** Login the user to an account
+	 * @param core The account
 	 */
 	void Login(NickCore *core);
 
diff --git a/modules/commands/ns_register.cpp b/modules/commands/ns_register.cpp
index e8adec549..5f768f6cb 100644
--- a/modules/commands/ns_register.cpp
+++ b/modules/commands/ns_register.cpp
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ class CommandNSRegister : public Command
 
 			if (u)
 			{
-				u->Login(nc);
-				if (!nc->HasExt("UNCONFIRMED"))
-					IRCD->SendLogin(u);
+				u->Identify(na);
 				u->lastnickreg = Anope::CurTime;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/users.cpp b/src/users.cpp
index 7f9a49049..c614a02ca 100644
--- a/src/users.cpp
+++ b/src/users.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ void User::Identify(NickAlias *na)
 
 	this->Login(na->nc);
 
+	IRCD->SendLogin(this);
+
 	FOREACH_MOD(OnNickIdentify, (this));
 
 	if (this->IsServicesOper())
@@ -335,8 +337,6 @@ void User::Login(NickCore *core)
 
 	this->UpdateHost();
 
-	IRCD->SendLogin(this);
-
 	if (this->server->IsSynced())
 		Log(this, "account") << "is now identified as " << this->nc->display;