diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/users.js b/app/assets/javascripts/users.js
index 095dca2..f03e89b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/users.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/users.js
@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
 $(function(){
-	$('input:submit').bind('click', function(){
-		//console.log('submitting');
-		$('input:submit').attr('value','Submitting...');
-		//$('input:submit').attr('disabled', true);
-		$('.email-failure-message').text('');
-	});
-	$('.email-form form').bind('ajax:success', function(data, status, xhr){
-		//alert("success");
-		//console.log("success");
-		$('#user_email').css({border: '1px solid green'});
-		$('#user_email').remove();
-		$('input:submit').remove();
-		$('.email-failure-message').text('');
-		$('.email-form form').append('<p class="email-success-message">You are awesome. Scroll down to read more about Backpack.');
-	})
-	.bind('ajax:error', function(xhr, status, error){
-		//alert("error");
-		//console.log('error');
-		$('input:submit').removeAttr('disabled');
-		$('input:submit').attr('value','Request Invite');
-		$('#email-container').effect("shake", { times:3, distance:20 }, 500);
-		$('#user_email').css({border: '1px solid red'}).focus();
-		$('.email-failure-message').text('Sorry, that email has already been registered or is invalid.');
-	});
 
-}); 
\ No newline at end of file
+  $('.email-form form').bind('ajax:success', function(data, status, xhr){
+    //alert("success");
+    //console.log("success");
+    $('#user_email').css({border: '1px solid green'});
+    $('#user_email').remove();
+    $('input:submit').remove();
+    $('.email-failure-message').text('');
+    $('.email-form form').append('<p class="email-success-message">You are awesome. Scroll down to read more about Backpack.');
+  })
+  .bind('ajax:error', function(xhr, status, error){
+    //alert("error");
+    //console.log('error');
+    $('input:submit').removeAttr('disabled');
+    $('input:submit').attr('value','Request Invite');
+    $('#email-container').effect("shake", { times:3, distance:20 }, 500);
+    $('#user_email').css({border: '1px solid red'}).focus();
+    $('.email-failure-message').text('Sorry, that email has already been registered or is invalid.');
+  });
+
+}); 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index 99532ed..509c262 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@ body {
         inset 0 20px 40px rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
 }
 
+.email-form input[type=submit]:disabled {
+    background: #333 !important;
+}
+
 .no-boxshadow .email-form input[type=submit]:hover {
     background: #2a8ac4;
 }
diff --git a/app/views/users/new.html.erb b/app/views/users/new.html.erb
index 0b024f8..6d0bd6e 100644
--- a/app/views/users/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/new.html.erb
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 		<!-- <h2>Backpack.io</h2> -->
 		<%= form_for @user , html: { class: "email-form" }, remote: true do |f| %>
 		  <%= f.text_field :email, :placeholder => "Enter your email" %>
-		  <%= f.submit "Request Invite" %>
+		  <%= f.submit "Request Invite", disable_with: "Submitting..." %>
 		<% end %>
 		<p class="email-failure-message"></p>
 	</div>