diff --git a/BackEndFlask/controller/Routes/Assessment_task_routes.py b/BackEndFlask/controller/Routes/Assessment_task_routes.py
index a8701b233..2b1104f05 100644
--- a/BackEndFlask/controller/Routes/Assessment_task_routes.py
+++ b/BackEndFlask/controller/Routes/Assessment_task_routes.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class Meta:
             "create_team_password",
             "comment",
             "number_of_teams",
-            "max_team_size"
+            "max_team_size",
             "notification_sent"
         )
 
diff --git a/BackEndFlask/models/assessment_task.py b/BackEndFlask/models/assessment_task.py
index b0b09911c..436e5b233 100644
--- a/BackEndFlask/models/assessment_task.py
+++ b/BackEndFlask/models/assessment_task.py
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ def replace_assessment_task(assessment_task, assessment_task_id):
     one_assessment_task.unit_of_assessment = assessment_task["unit_of_assessment"]
     one_assessment_task.create_team_password = assessment_task["create_team_password"]
     one_assessment_task.comment = assessment_task["comment"]
+    one_assessment_task.number_of_teams = assessment_task["number_of_teams"]
+    one_assessment_task.max_team_size = assessment_task["max_team_size"]
+    
 
     db.session.commit()
 
diff --git a/BackEndFlask/models/user.py b/BackEndFlask/models/user.py
index 0eb4aa8c4..b9ac1e235 100644
--- a/BackEndFlask/models/user.py
+++ b/BackEndFlask/models/user.py
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 from core import db
-
 from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash, check_password_hash
-
 from models.schemas import User, UserCourse
-
 from sqlalchemy import (
     and_
 )
-
 from models.utility import generate_random_password, send_new_user_email
-
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 load_dotenv()
@@ -186,7 +181,7 @@ def create_user(user_data):
     user_data = User(
         first_name=user_data["first_name"],
         last_name=user_data["last_name"],
-        email=user_data["email"],
+        email=user_data["email"].lower().strip(),
         password=password_hash,
         lms_id=user_data["lms_id"],
         consent=user_data["consent"],
diff --git a/FrontEndReact/src/View/Admin/View/CompleteAssessmentTask/CompleteAssessmentTask.js b/FrontEndReact/src/View/Admin/View/CompleteAssessmentTask/CompleteAssessmentTask.js
index f01fe01b2..f0d81c54d 100644
--- a/FrontEndReact/src/View/Admin/View/CompleteAssessmentTask/CompleteAssessmentTask.js
+++ b/FrontEndReact/src/View/Admin/View/CompleteAssessmentTask/CompleteAssessmentTask.js
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ class CompleteAssessmentTask extends Component {
 
         var navbar = this.props.navbar;
 
+        const fixedTeams = navbar.state.chosenCourse["use_fixed_teams"];
+
         var chosenAssessmentTask = navbar.state.chosenAssessmentTask;
 
         if (errorMessage) {
@@ -205,14 +207,14 @@ class CompleteAssessmentTask extends Component {
                 <Loading />
             );
 
-        } else if (chosenAssessmentTask["unit_of_assessment"] && teams.length === 0) {
+        } else if (chosenAssessmentTask["unit_of_assessment"] && (fixedTeams && teams.length === 0)) {
             return (
-                <h1>Please create a team to complete this assessment for.</h1>
+                <h1>Please create a team to complete this assessment.</h1>
             )
 
         } else if (!chosenAssessmentTask["unit_of_assessment"] && users.length === 0) {
             return (
-                <h1>Please add students to the roster to complete this assessment for.</h1>
+                <h1>Please add students to the roster to complete this assessment.</h1>
             )
 
         } 
diff --git a/FrontEndReact/src/View/Admin/View/ViewAssessmentTask/ViewAssessmentTasks.js b/FrontEndReact/src/View/Admin/View/ViewAssessmentTask/ViewAssessmentTasks.js
index 93b6f2849..787ef80ec 100644
--- a/FrontEndReact/src/View/Admin/View/ViewAssessmentTask/ViewAssessmentTasks.js
+++ b/FrontEndReact/src/View/Admin/View/ViewAssessmentTask/ViewAssessmentTasks.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ViewAssessmentTasks extends Component {
 
     componentDidMount() {
         const courseId = this.props.navbar.state.chosenCourse.course_id;
-    
+
         genericResourceGET(
             `/assessment_task?course_id=${courseId}`,
             "assessmentTasks",
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class ViewAssessmentTasks extends Component {
         if (this.state.assessmentTasks === null || this.state.completedAssessments === null) {
             return <Loading />;
         }
-
+        const fixedTeams = this.props.navbar.state.chosenCourse["use_fixed_teams"];
+        
         var navbar = this.props.navbar;
         var adminViewAssessmentTask = navbar.adminViewAssessmentTask;
 
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ class ViewAssessmentTasks extends Component {
                         const isTeamAssessment = assessmentTask && assessmentTask.unit_of_assessment;
                         const teamsExist = this.props.teams && this.props.teams.length > 0;
             
-                        if (isTeamAssessment && !teamsExist) {
+                        if (isTeamAssessment && (fixedTeams && !teamsExist)) {
                             return (
                                 <Tooltip title="No teams available for this team assessment">
                                     <span>
diff --git a/FrontEndReact/src/View/Login/Login.js b/FrontEndReact/src/View/Login/Login.js
index a7fcd8d3d..8256e7eaa 100644
--- a/FrontEndReact/src/View/Login/Login.js
+++ b/FrontEndReact/src/View/Login/Login.js
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ class Login extends Component {
         };
 
         this.login = () => {
-            const {
+            var {
                 email,
                 password,
             } = this.state;
 
+            email = email.toLowerCase();
             if (email.trim() === '' || password.trim() === '') {
                 this.setState({
                     errors: {