diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76a8a5f0..d12f2e77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Paste the contents of the seed.sql file and hit 'Run'.
 Users can be added to the app through various methods:
 
 1. **Supabase Panel**: Go to `localhost:8080` to create a user directly in the Supabase dashboard - authentication tab.
-2. **Directly from a Browser**: Go to `localhost:8080/cpf/auth` to create a user via a authentication flow.
+2. **Directly from a Browser**: Go to `localhost:8080/cpf/auth` to create a user via a authentication flow. Going forward we will probably get rid of this feature and focus on single sign on.
 3. **Add Employee flow**: Employees can be added through the dashboard at `localhost:8080/cpf/people/add-new`. The default password is `password`.
 
 ### Automated Backend Processes
diff --git a/frontend/src/actions/user.ts b/frontend/src/actions/user.ts
index 5d384f47..cb00cde3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/actions/user.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/actions/user.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ export async function login(formData: FormData) {
 }
 
 export async function signup(formData: FormData) {
-  const supabase = createClient();
+  const supabase = createSupabaseClient(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_SERVER_URL!, process.env.SERVICE_ROLE_KEY!, {
+    auth: {
+      autoRefreshToken: false,
+      persistSession: false,
+    },
+  });
 
   // type-casting here for convenience
   // in practice, you should validate your inputs
@@ -42,12 +47,20 @@ export async function signup(formData: FormData) {
     password: formData.get('password') as string,
   };
 
-  const { error } = await supabase.auth.signUp(data);
-
+  const { error } = await supabase.auth.admin.createUser({
+    email: data['email'],
+    email_confirm: true,
+    password: data['password'],
+    user_metadata: {
+    first_name: 'First Name',
+    last_name: 'Last Name'
+    },
+  });
   if (error) {
     redirect('/error');
   }
 
+
   revalidatePath('/');
   redirect('/');
 }
diff --git a/seed.sql b/seed.sql
index 0d20ff5a..60d0fbf9 100644
--- a/seed.sql
+++ b/seed.sql
@@ -319,10 +319,7 @@ INSERT INTO band_bucket (band_id, bucket_slug) VALUES
 ((SELECT band_id FROM band WHERE ladder_slug = 'frontend' AND threshold = 23), 'cross_platform_frontend'),
 ((SELECT band_id FROM band WHERE ladder_slug = 'frontend' AND threshold = 35), 'security'),
 ((SELECT band_id FROM band WHERE ladder_slug = 'frontend' AND threshold = 35), 'algorithmic_knowledge'),
-((SELECT band_id FROM band WHERE ladder_slug = 'frontend' AND threshold = 35), 'releases_ci_cd'),
-((SELECT band_id FROM band WHERE ladder_slug = 'frontend' AND threshold = 50), 'releases_ci_cd2'),
-((SELECT band_id FROM band WHERE ladder_slug = 'frontend' AND threshold = 55), 'releases_ci_cd3'),
-((SELECT band_id FROM band WHERE ladder_slug = 'frontend' AND threshold = 60), 'releases_ci_cd4');
+((SELECT band_id FROM band WHERE ladder_slug = 'frontend' AND threshold = 35), 'releases_ci_cd');
 
 -- Insert advancement_level
 INSERT INTO advancement_level (bucket_slug, advancement_level, description) VALUES