diff --git a/kibicara/webapi/admin.py b/kibicara/webapi/admin.py
index 905666b..7529481 100644
--- a/kibicara/webapi/admin.py
+++ b/kibicara/webapi/admin.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer, OAuth2PasswordRequestForm
 from kibicara import email
+from kibicara.config import config
 from kibicara.model import Admin, AdminHoodRelation
 from logging import getLogger
 from nacl.encoding import URLSafeBase64Encoder
@@ -96,13 +97,14 @@ async def admin_register(values: BodyAdmin):
         )
     register_token = to_token(**values.__dict__)
     logger.debug(f'register_token={register_token}')
-    # TODO implement check to see if email already is in database
     try:
+        admin = await Admin.objects.filter(email=values.email).all()
+        if admin:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT)
+        body = f'{config["root_url"]}/confirm?token={register_token}'
+        logger.debug(body)
         email.send_email(
-            to=values.email,
-            subject='Confirm Account',
-            # XXX create real confirm link
-            body=register_token,
+            to=values.email, subject='Confirm Account', body=body,
         )
     except (ConnectionRefusedError, SMTPException):
         logger.exception('Email sending failed')
diff --git a/kibicara/webapi/hoods/__init__.py b/kibicara/webapi/hoods/__init__.py
index c79f981..22452f6 100644
--- a/kibicara/webapi/hoods/__init__.py
+++ b/kibicara/webapi/hoods/__init__.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ async def hood_create(values: BodyHood, response: Response, admin=Depends(get_ad
     operation_id='get_hood',
     tags=['hoods'],
 )
-async def hood_read(hood=Depends(get_hood)):
+async def hood_read(hood=Depends(get_hood_unauthorized)):
     """ Get hood with id **hood_id**. """
     return hood
 
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 8693470..316daae 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from kibicara.model import Hood, Mapping
 from kibicara.platforms.twitter.model import Twitter
 from kibicara.webapi import router
 from pytest import fixture
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 
 @fixture(scope='module')
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ def register_token(client, receive_email):
         '/api/admin/register/', json={'email': 'user', 'password': 'password'}
     )
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED
-    return receive_email()['body']
+    return urlparse(receive_email()['body']).query.split('=', 1)[1]
 
 
 @fixture(scope='module')
diff --git a/tests/test_api_hoods.py b/tests/test_api_hoods.py
index b68845e..0ff7517 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_hoods.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_hoods.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ def test_hood_create_unauthorized(client, hood_id):
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
 
 
-def test_hood_read_unauthorized(client, hood_id):
+def test_hood_read(client, hood_id):
     response = client.get('/api/hoods/%d' % hood_id)
-    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
 
 
 def test_hood_update_unauthorized(client, hood_id):