diff --git a/cadasta/accounts/views/api.py b/cadasta/accounts/views/api.py
index 13c31b25f..a7ff6a1f2 100644
--- a/cadasta/accounts/views/api.py
+++ b/cadasta/accounts/views/api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
-from django.contrib.messages.api import MessageFailure
 from allauth.account.utils import send_email_confirmation
 
 from rest_framework.serializers import ValidationError
@@ -26,10 +25,8 @@ def perform_update(self, serializer):
         if user.email != new_email:
             updated = serializer.save(email=old_email)
             updated.email = new_email
-            try:
-                send_email_confirmation(self.request._request, updated)
-            except MessageFailure:
-                pass
+
+            send_email_confirmation(self.request._request, updated)
             send_email_update_notification(old_email)
 
         else:
@@ -44,10 +41,7 @@ def perform_create(self, serializer):
         signals.user_registered.send(sender=self.__class__, user=user,
                                      request=self.request)
 
-        try:
-            send_email_confirmation(self.request._request, user)
-        except MessageFailure:
-            pass
+        send_email_confirmation(self.request._request, user)
 
 
 class AccountLogin(djoser_views.LoginView):
@@ -68,10 +62,7 @@ def post(self, request):
             user.is_active = False
             user.save()
 
-            try:
-                send_email_confirmation(self.request._request, user)
-            except MessageFailure:
-                pass
+            send_email_confirmation(self.request._request, user)
 
             return Response(
                 data={'detail': _("The email has not been verified.")},
diff --git a/requirements/common.txt b/requirements/common.txt
index 1ccece165..293943f7d 100644
--- a/requirements/common.txt
+++ b/requirements/common.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ django-audit-log==0.7.0
 django-simple-history==1.8.1
 simplejson==3.8.1
 django-widget-tweaks==1.4.1
-django-buckets==0.1.19
+django-buckets==0.1.20
 pyxform-cadasta==0.9.22
 python-magic==0.4.11
 Pillow==3.4.2
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index b3e1b8bad..f97a42919 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ tox==2.3.1
 flake8==2.5.4
 django-debug-toolbar==1.5
 django-extensions==1.7.8
-django-skivvy==0.1.4
+django-skivvy==0.1.5
 ipython==5.1.0