diff --git a/imports/collections/orgs/publications.js b/imports/collections/orgs/publications.js
index 75e11ac..42f4621 100644
--- a/imports/collections/orgs/publications.js
+++ b/imports/collections/orgs/publications.js
@@ -12,6 +12,5 @@ Meteor.publish('orgs.current', function () {
 });
 
 Meteor.publish('allOrgsSlug', function () {
-  console.log(Orgs.find({},{fields: Orgs.publicFields}).fetch());
   return Orgs.find({},{fields: Orgs.publicFields});
 });
diff --git a/imports/modules/signup.js b/imports/modules/signup.js
index 66cc54c..1171c90 100644
--- a/imports/modules/signup.js
+++ b/imports/modules/signup.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Accounts }                       from 'meteor/accounts-base';
 import { Bert }                           from 'meteor/themeteorchef:bert';
 import { Loading }                        from '/imports/client/components/Loading';
 import                                         './validation.js';
+import { Orgs }                           from '/imports/collections/orgs/index';
 
 let component;
 
@@ -31,10 +32,26 @@ const signup = () => {
     }
   });
 };
-
+$.validator.addMethod(
+    "uniqueSlug",
+    function(value, element) {
+      slug = Orgs.find({slug:value}).fetch();
+      console.log(slug);
+      if(slug.length>0){
+        return false;
+      }else{
+        return true
+      }
+    },
+    "Name is Already Taken"
+);
 const validate = () => {
   $(component.signupForm).validate({
     rules: {
+      orgSlug: {
+        required: true,
+        uniqueSlug: true
+      },
       firstName: {
         required: true,
       },
@@ -53,6 +70,7 @@ const validate = () => {
     messages: {
       firstName: {
         required: 'First name?',
+        uniqueSlug: "This Name is already taken"
       },
       lastName: {
         required: 'Last name?',
diff --git a/imports/ui/pages/Signup.js b/imports/ui/pages/Signup.js
index e4dac82..bf67559 100644
--- a/imports/ui/pages/Signup.js
+++ b/imports/ui/pages/Signup.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default class Signup extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
-      newSlug: ""
+      orgSlug: ""
     };
   }
   componentWillMount(){
@@ -20,13 +20,21 @@ export default class Signup extends React.Component {
   componentDidMount() {
     handleSignup({ component: this });
   }
-
+  handleChange(e) {
+     this.setState({ orgSlug: e.target.value });
+   }
   handleSubmit(event) {
     event.preventDefault();
   }
-  checkExistingOrgSlug(e) {
-    searchOrg = Orgs.find({}).fetch();
-    console.log(searchOrg);
+  checkExistingOrgSlug() {
+    console.log(this.state.orgSlug);
+    if(this.state.orgSlug==""){return null}
+    searchOrg = Orgs.find({slug:this.state.orgSlug}).fetch();
+    if(searchOrg.length>0){
+      return "error"
+    }else{
+      return "success"
+    }
   }
   render() {
     return (
@@ -40,15 +48,15 @@ export default class Signup extends React.Component {
             >
             <Row>
             <Col xs={ 12 } sm={ 12 }>
-              <FormGroup controlId="formValidationError2">
+              <FormGroup controlId="orgSlugField" validationState={this.checkExistingOrgSlug()}>
                 <ControlLabel>Organisation name</ControlLabel>
                 <InputGroup>
                   <FormControl
-                    type="text"
-                    ref="orgSlug"
-                    name="orgSlug"
-                    placeholder="School Name"
-                    onChange    = {(e) => this.checkExistingOrgSlug(e)}
+                    type        ="text"
+                    ref         ="orgSlug"
+                    name        ="orgSlug"
+                    placeholder ="School Name"
+                    onChange    = {(e) => this.handleChange(e)}
                   />
                   <InputGroup.Addon>@yd.com</InputGroup.Addon>
                 </InputGroup>