diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index 48da28143..152b8113a 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def create
                      :username => username,
                      :password => "#{username+backer_info[backer_number]['pin'].to_s}",
                      :person => Person.new(
-                       :email => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",
+                       :diaspora_handle => "#{username}@#{username}.joindiaspora.com",
                        :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => backer_info[backer_number]['given_name'], :last_name => backer_info[backer_number]['family_name'], 
                                              :image_url => "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/images/user/#{username}.jpg"),
                        :url=> "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/")
diff --git a/db/seeds/dev.rb b/db/seeds/dev.rb
index 41543e012..b7b655952 100644
--- a/db/seeds/dev.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/dev.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ user = User.instantiate!( :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "tom",
                     :password => "evankorth",
                     :person => Person.new(
-                      :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
+                      :diaspora_handle => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                       :url => url,
                       :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => "Alexander", :last_name => "Hamiltom" ))
                   )
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ user.person.save!
 user2 = User.instantiate!( :email => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "korth",
                     :password => "evankorth",
-                    :person => Person.new( :email => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
+                    :person => Person.new( :diaspora_handle => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                                           :url => url, 
                                           :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => "Evan",
                                                                   :last_name => "Korth")))
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index ee781a5e1..46e6d6300 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ user = User.instantiate!( :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "tom",
                     :password => "evankorth",
                     :person => {
-                      :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
+                      :diaspora_handle => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                       :url => remote_url,
                       :profile => { :first_name => "Alexander", :last_name => "Hamiltom",
                       :image_url => "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/images/user/tom.jpg"}}
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ user.person.save!
 user2 = User.instantiate!( :email => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                     :password => "evankorth",
                      :username => "korth",
-                    :person => { :email => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
+                    :person => { :diaspora_handle => "korth@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                                           :url => remote_url, 
                                           :profile => { :first_name => "Evan",
                                                                   :last_name => "Korth",