diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index c1100a4549..97533cbc2e 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ def do_create_user(email, password, realm, full_name, short_name,
                    active=True, bot=False, bot_owner=None,
                    avatar_source=UserProfile.AVATAR_FROM_GRAVATAR,
                    default_sending_stream=None, default_events_register_stream=None,
-                   default_all_public_streams=None):
+                   default_all_public_streams=None, prereg_user=None,
+                   newsletter_data=None):
     event = {'type': 'user_created',
              'timestamp': time.time(),
              'full_name': full_name,
@@ -273,6 +274,9 @@ def do_create_user(email, password, realm, full_name, short_name,
     notify_created_user(user_profile)
     if bot:
         notify_created_bot(user_profile)
+    else:
+        process_new_human_user(user_profile, prereg_user=prereg_user,
+                               newsletter_data=newsletter_data)
     return user_profile
 
 def user_sessions(user_profile):
diff --git a/zerver/views/__init__.py b/zerver/views/__init__.py
index 32d0d2bdcb..88963a2b20 100644
--- a/zerver/views/__init__.py
+++ b/zerver/views/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from zerver.models import Message, UserProfile, Stream, Subscription, Huddle, \
 from zerver.lib.actions import bulk_remove_subscriptions, do_change_password, \
     do_change_full_name, do_change_enable_desktop_notifications, do_change_is_admin, \
     do_change_enter_sends, do_change_enable_sounds, do_activate_user, do_create_user, \
-    process_new_human_user, do_change_subscription_property, internal_send_message, \
+    do_change_subscription_property, internal_send_message, \
     create_stream_if_needed, gather_subscriptions, subscribed_to_stream, \
     update_user_presence, bulk_add_subscriptions, do_events_register, \
     get_status_dict, do_change_enable_offline_email_notifications, \
@@ -296,12 +296,13 @@ def accounts_register(request):
                 do_change_password(user_profile, password)
                 do_change_full_name(user_profile, full_name)
             except UserProfile.DoesNotExist:
-                user_profile = do_create_user(email, password, realm, full_name, short_name)
+                user_profile = do_create_user(email, password, realm, full_name, short_name,
+                                              prereg_user=prereg_user,
+                                              newsletter_data={"IP": request.META['REMOTE_ADDR']})
         else:
-            user_profile = do_create_user(email, password, realm, full_name, short_name)
-
-        process_new_human_user(user_profile, prereg_user=prereg_user,
-                               newsletter_data={"IP": request.META['REMOTE_ADDR']})
+            user_profile = do_create_user(email, password, realm, full_name, short_name,
+                                          prereg_user=prereg_user,
+                                          newsletter_data={"IP": request.META['REMOTE_ADDR']})
 
         # This logs you in using the ZulipDummyBackend, since honestly nothing
         # more fancy than this is required.
@@ -1639,8 +1640,7 @@ def create_user_backend(request, user_profile, email=REQ, password=REQ,
     except UserProfile.DoesNotExist:
         pass
 
-    new_user_profile = do_create_user(email, password, realm, full_name, short_name)
-    process_new_human_user(new_user_profile)
+    do_create_user(email, password, realm, full_name, short_name)
     return json_success()
 
 @authenticated_json_post_view