diff --git a/project.task.yaml b/project.task.yaml
index f22b95d..c5a923e 100644
--- a/project.task.yaml
+++ b/project.task.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ tasks:
 - make identicons for contacts into more-memorable faces (and maybe change project identicons, too)
 - allow download of each VC (to show that they can actually own their data)
 - allow some gives even if they aren't registered
+- switch some checks for activeDid to check for isRegistered
 
 - contacts v+ :
   - 01 Import all the non-sensitive data (ie. contacts & settings).
diff --git a/src/views/ContactsView.vue b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
index 0e75ad0..216a907 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
   givenToMeUnconfirmed: Record<string, number> = {};
   hourDescriptionInput = "";
   hourInput = "0";
+  isRegistered = false;
   showGiveNumbers = false;
   showGiveTotals = true;
   showGiveConfirmed = true;
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
     const settings = (await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY)) as Settings;
     this.activeDid = settings?.activeDid || "";
     this.apiServer = settings?.apiServer || "";
+    this.isRegistered = !!settings?.isRegistered;
 
     this.showGiveNumbers = !!settings?.showContactGivesInline;
     if (this.showGiveNumbers) {
@@ -560,19 +562,21 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
           },
           5000,
         );
-        // putting this last so that it shows on the top
-        this.$notify(
-          {
-            group: "alert",
-            type: "info",
-            title: "New User?",
-            text:
-              "If " +
-              newContact.name +
-              " is a new user, be sure to register them.",
-          },
-          -1,
-        );
+        if (this.isRegistered) {
+          // putting this last so that it shows on the top
+          this.$notify(
+            {
+              group: "alert",
+              type: "info",
+              title: "New User?",
+              text:
+                "If " +
+                newContact.name +
+                " is a new user, be sure to register them.",
+            },
+            -1,
+          );
+        }
       })
       .catch((err) => {
         console.error("Error when adding contact to storage:", err);