1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/routes/user.js b/routes/user.js
index 39b41d2..840930a 100644
--- a/routes/user.js
+++ b/routes/user.js
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ router.post('/signup', loggedOut, function(req, res, next) {
     req.check('password', "Password should be between 6 and 12 characters.")
         .notEmpty().withMessage('Password required').isLength({min: 6, max: 12});
     req.check('password', "The confirmation password doesn't match.").equals(req.body.confirmPassword);
-    req.check('phone_num', 'Please enter a valid phone number').isMobilePhone('en-CA').optional();
+    if (req.body.phone_num){
+        req.check('phone_num', 'Please enter a valid phone number').isMobilePhone('en-CA');
+    }
     // password has to be at least 4 characters long
 
     var errors = req.validationErrors();