diff --git a/src/bin/main.rs b/src/bin/main.rs
index 5611f45..16af628 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ fn main() {
                 muted_until: None,
                 created_at: chrono::Utc::now(),
                 flags: 0,
+                activated: true,
             };
             let fake_user = entity_gateway.create_user(fake_user).await.unwrap();
             entity_gateway.create_user_settings(NewUserSettingsEntity::new(fake_user.id)).await.unwrap();
diff --git a/src/entity/account.rs b/src/entity/account.rs
index 7071553..1276cf8 100644
--- a/src/entity/account.rs
+++ b/src/entity/account.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub struct NewUserAccountEntity {
     pub muted_until: Option<chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>>,
     pub created_at: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>,
     pub flags: u32,
+    pub activated: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
diff --git a/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs b/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs
index 01ec302..6341638 100644
--- a/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs
+++ b/src/entity/gateway/inmemory.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl EntityGateway for InMemoryGateway {
             muted_until: user.muted_until,
             created_at: user.created_at,
             flags: user.flags,
-            activated: true,
+            activated: user.activated,
         };
         users.insert(user.id, user.clone());
         Ok(user)
diff --git a/src/entity/gateway/postgres/postgres.rs b/src/entity/gateway/postgres/postgres.rs
index a57893a..ffa11cd 100644
--- a/src/entity/gateway/postgres/postgres.rs
+++ b/src/entity/gateway/postgres/postgres.rs
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ impl PostgresGateway {
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl EntityGateway for PostgresGateway {
     async fn create_user(&mut self, user: NewUserAccountEntity) -> Result<UserAccountEntity, GatewayError> {
-        let new_user = sqlx::query_as::<_, PgUserAccount>("insert into user_accounts (email, username, password) values ($1, $2, $3) returning *;")
+        let new_user = sqlx::query_as::<_, PgUserAccount>("insert into user_accounts (email, username, password, activated) values ($1, $2, $3, $4) returning *;")
             .bind(user.email)
             .bind(user.username)
             .bind(user.password)
+            .bind(user.activated)
             .fetch_one(&self.pool).await?;
         Ok(new_user.into())
     }
diff --git a/src/login/login.rs b/src/login/login.rs
index 05013bc..95e8b08 100644
--- a/src/login/login.rs
+++ b/src/login/login.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ pub async fn get_login_status(entity_gateway: &impl EntityGateway, pkt: &Login)
     let username = array_to_utf8(pkt.username).map_err(|_err| AccountStatus::Error)?;
     let password = array_to_utf8(pkt.password).map_err(|_err| AccountStatus::Error)?;
     let user = entity_gateway.get_user_by_name(username).await.map_err(|_| AccountStatus::InvalidUser)?;
+    if !user.activated {
+        return Err(AccountStatus::PayUp)
+    }
+
     let verified = bcrypt::verify(password, user.password.as_str()).map_err(|_err| AccountStatus::Error)?;
     match verified {
         true => if user.banned_until.map(|banned| banned > chrono::Utc::now()).unwrap_or(false) {
diff --git a/src/ship/packet/handler/auth.rs b/src/ship/packet/handler/auth.rs
index 93476a3..9617998 100644
--- a/src/ship/packet/handler/auth.rs
+++ b/src/ship/packet/handler/auth.rs
@@ -15,25 +15,20 @@ pub async fn validate_login<EG: EntityGateway>(id: ClientId,
                                          -> Result<Vec<SendShipPacket>, ShipError> {
     Ok(match get_login_status(entity_gateway, pkt).await {
         Ok(user) => {
-            if user.activated {
-                let mut response = LoginResponse::by_status(AccountStatus::Ok, Session::new());
-                response.guildcard = user.id.0 as u32;
-                response.team_id = user.team_id.map_or(31, |ti| ti) as u32;
-                let characters = entity_gateway.get_characters_by_user(&user).await?;
-                let character = characters
-                    .get(pkt.session.character_slot as usize)
-                    .ok_or(ShipError::InvalidSlot(id, pkt.session.character_slot as u32))?.as_ref()
-                    .ok_or(ShipError::NoCharacterInSlot(id, pkt.session.character_slot as u32))?
-                    .clone();
-                let settings = entity_gateway.get_user_settings_by_user(&user).await?;
+            let mut response = LoginResponse::by_status(AccountStatus::Ok, Session::new());
+            response.guildcard = user.id.0 as u32;
+            response.team_id = user.team_id.map_or(31, |ti| ti) as u32;
+            let characters = entity_gateway.get_characters_by_user(&user).await?;
+            let character = characters
+                .get(pkt.session.character_slot as usize)
+                .ok_or(ShipError::InvalidSlot(id, pkt.session.character_slot as u32))?.as_ref()
+                .ok_or(ShipError::NoCharacterInSlot(id, pkt.session.character_slot as u32))?
+                .clone();
+            let settings = entity_gateway.get_user_settings_by_user(&user).await?;
 
-                item_manager.load_character(entity_gateway, &character).await?;
-                clients.insert(id, ClientState::new(user, settings, character, pkt.session));
-                vec![SendShipPacket::LoginResponse(response), SendShipPacket::ShipBlockList(ShipBlockList::new(&&ship_name, 3))]
-            }
-            else {
-                vec![SendShipPacket::LoginResponse(LoginResponse::by_status(AccountStatus::Locked, Session::new()))]
-            }
+            item_manager.load_character(entity_gateway, &character).await?;
+            clients.insert(id, ClientState::new(user, settings, character, pkt.session));
+            vec![SendShipPacket::LoginResponse(response), SendShipPacket::ShipBlockList(ShipBlockList::new(&&ship_name, 3))]
         },
         Err(err) => {
             vec![SendShipPacket::LoginResponse(LoginResponse::by_status(err, Session::new()))]
diff --git a/tests/common.rs b/tests/common.rs
index 2d59654..0b66360 100644
--- a/tests/common.rs
+++ b/tests/common.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub async fn new_user_character<EG: EntityGateway>(entity_gateway: &mut EG, user
         muted_until: None,
         created_at: chrono::Utc::now(),
         flags: 0,
+        activated: true,
     };
 
     let user = entity_gateway.create_user(new_user).await.unwrap();