diff --git a/kute-android-app/app/build.gradle b/kute-android-app/app/build.gradle
index 1ef8fdce..4b9fc64d 100644
--- a/kute-android-app/app/build.gradle
+++ b/kute-android-app/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
+    compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
     androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.1', {
         exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
     })
-
     compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:11.6.2'
     compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:11.6.2'
     compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:11.6.2'
diff --git a/kute-android-app/app/src/main/java/com/scorelab/kute/kute/Activity/RegisterActivity.java b/kute-android-app/app/src/main/java/com/scorelab/kute/kute/Activity/RegisterActivity.java
index 5342d3eb..7fc9138c 100644
--- a/kute-android-app/app/src/main/java/com/scorelab/kute/kute/Activity/RegisterActivity.java
+++ b/kute-android-app/app/src/main/java/com/scorelab/kute/kute/Activity/RegisterActivity.java
@@ -326,7 +326,10 @@ protected void onStop() {
     @Override
     protected void onStart() {
         super.onStart();
-        mAuth.addAuthStateListener(mAuthListener);
+        if (mAuth != null){
+            mAuth.addAuthStateListener(mAuthListener);
+
+        }
     }
 
     // [START auth_with_facebook]
diff --git a/kute-android-app/app/src/main/java/com/scorelab/kute/kute/SplashActivity.java b/kute-android-app/app/src/main/java/com/scorelab/kute/kute/SplashActivity.java
index 31cd1777..71e68478 100644
--- a/kute-android-app/app/src/main/java/com/scorelab/kute/kute/SplashActivity.java
+++ b/kute-android-app/app/src/main/java/com/scorelab/kute/kute/SplashActivity.java
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.drawable.AnimationDrawable;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 
 import com.google.firebase.database.FirebaseDatabase;
@@ -32,16 +34,18 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         anim = (AnimationDrawable)imageView.getBackground();
         anim.start();
 
-    }
-    @Override
-    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-        setContentView(R.layout.activity_splash);
-
         new DelayTask().execute(); // This will delay the spalsh scrren and redierct to the login/register screen based
-        //on the ststus of the user.
+       //on the ststus of the user.
 
     }
+//    @Override
+//    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+//        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+//        setContentView(R.layout.activity_splash);
+//
+//
+//
+//    }
 
     class DelayTask extends AsyncTask<Void,Void,Void>{
 
diff --git a/kute-android-app/app/src/main/res/drawable/login_bg_raw.jpg b/kute-android-app/app/src/main/res/drawable/login_bg_raw.jpg
index ff45e0b5..6ed9ace5 100644
Binary files a/kute-android-app/app/src/main/res/drawable/login_bg_raw.jpg and b/kute-android-app/app/src/main/res/drawable/login_bg_raw.jpg differ
diff --git a/kute-android-app/app/src/main/res/layout/testreg.xml b/kute-android-app/app/src/main/res/layout/testreg.xml
index 838c86a0..964ed2ce 100644
--- a/kute-android-app/app/src/main/res/layout/testreg.xml
+++ b/kute-android-app/app/src/main/res/layout/testreg.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:background="@drawable/login_bg"
     tools:context=".Activity.RegisterActivity">
-
+    <ImageView
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:src="@drawable/login_bg"
+        android:scaleType="centerCrop"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
     <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
         android:id="@+id/appbarlayout_sign_in"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"