diff --git a/pinry/core/urls.py b/pinry/core/urls.py
index 613bbc5..a9eb392 100644
--- a/pinry/core/urls.py
+++ b/pinry/core/urls.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
 from tastypie.api import Api
 
 from .api import ImageResource, ThumbnailResource, PinResource, UserResource
+from .views import CreateUser
 
 
 v1_api = Api(api_name='v1')
@@ -25,5 +26,5 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^login/$', 'django.contrib.auth.views.login',
         {'template_name': 'user/login.html'}, name='login'),
     url(r'^logout/$', 'pinry.core.views.logout_user', name='logout'),
-    url(r'^register/$', 'pinry.core.views.register', name='register'),
+    url(r'^register/$', CreateUser.as_view(), name='register'),
 )
diff --git a/pinry/core/views.py b/pinry/core/views.py
index ca834d4..2f74804 100644
--- a/pinry/core/views.py
+++ b/pinry/core/views.py
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
-from django.contrib.auth import logout
+from django.contrib.auth import logout, authenticate, login
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.functional import lazy
+from django.views.generic import CreateView
 
 from .forms import UserCreationForm
+from .models import User
+
+
+reverse_lazy = lambda name=None, *args : lazy(reverse, str)(name, args=args)
 
 
 def home(request):
@@ -18,24 +24,26 @@ def private(request):
     return TemplateResponse(request, 'user/private.html', None)
 
 
-def register(request):
-    if not settings.ALLOW_NEW_REGISTRATIONS:
-        messages.error(request, "The admin of this service is not "
-                                "allowing new registrations.")
-        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('pins:recent-pins'))
-    if request.method == 'POST':
-        form = UserCreationForm(request.POST)
-        if form.is_valid():
-            permissions = Permission.objects.filter(codename__in=['add_pin', 'add_image'])
-            user = form.save()
-            user.user_permissions = permissions
-            messages.success(request, 'Thank you for registering, you can now '
-                                      'login.')
-            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('core:login'))
-    else:
-        form = UserCreationForm()
+class CreateUser(CreateView):
+    template_name = 'user/register.html'
+    model = User
+    form_class = UserCreationForm
+    success_url = reverse_lazy('pins:recent-pins')
 
-    return TemplateResponse(request, 'user/register.html', {'form': form})
+    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not settings.ALLOW_NEW_REGISTRATIONS:
+            messages.error(request, "The admin of this service is not allowing new registrations.")
+            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('pins:recent-pins'))
+        return super(CreateUser, self).get(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def form_valid(self, form):
+        redirect = super(CreateUser, self).form_valid(form)
+        permissions = Permission.objects.filter(codename__in=['add_pin', 'add_image'])
+        user = authenticate(username=form.cleaned_data['username'],
+                            password=form.cleaned_data['password'])
+        user.user_permissions = permissions
+        login(self.request, user)
+        return redirect
 
 
 @login_required