diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/User/UserRegistrationHandler.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/User/UserRegistrationHandler.coffee
index cfef5c28b1..c3cbbc2b2a 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/User/UserRegistrationHandler.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/User/UserRegistrationHandler.coffee
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ module.exports =
 				async.series [
 					(cb)-> User.update {_id: user._id}, {"$set":{holdingAccount:false}}, cb
 					(cb)-> AuthenticationManager.setUserPassword user._id, userDetails.password, cb
-					(cb)-> NewsLetterManager.subscribe user, cb
+					(cb)->
+						NewsLetterManager.subscribe user, ->
+						cb() #this can be slow, just fire it off
 					(cb)-> 
 						emailOpts =
 							first_name:user.first_name