diff --git a/src/v2/routes/auth/login.ts b/src/v2/routes/auth/login.ts
index 8db0fb39..a3f20bef 100644
--- a/src/v2/routes/auth/login.ts
+++ b/src/v2/routes/auth/login.ts
@@ -10,43 +10,34 @@ const usernameThrottling = new Map<
 >()
 
 const LoginSchema = z.object({
-    username: z
-        .string({
-            required_error: "Username is required",
-            invalid_type_error: "Username must be a string",
-        })
-        .min(3, "Username must be at least 3 characters long")
-        .max(32, "Username must be at most 32 characters long"),
-    password: z
-        .string({
-            required_error: "Password is required",
-            invalid_type_error: "Password must be a string",
-        })
-        .regex(new RegExp(".*[A-Z].*"), "One uppercase character is required")
-        .regex(new RegExp(".*[a-z].*"), "One lowercase character is required")
-        .regex(new RegExp(".*\\d.*"), "One number is required")
-        .regex(
-            new RegExp(".*[`~<>?,./!@#$%^&*()\\-_+=\"'|{}\\[\\];:\\\\].*"),
-            "One special character is required"
-        )
-        .min(8, "Password must be at least 8 characters long")
-        .max(128, "Password must be at most 128 characters long"),
+    username: z.string({
+        required_error: "Username is required",
+        invalid_type_error: "Username must be a string",
+    }),
+    password: z.string({
+        required_error: "Password is required",
+        invalid_type_error: "Password must be a string",
+    }),
 })
 
 export async function login(c: APIContext): Promise<Response> {
-    const formData = LoginSchema.safeParse(await c.req.formData())
+    const formData = LoginSchema.safeParse(
+        await c.req.formData().then((formData) => {
+            const data = Object.fromEntries(formData.entries())
+            return data
+        })
+    )
 
     if (!formData.success) {
+        console.log(formData)
         return c.json({ success: false, state: "invalid data" }, 400)
     }
 
     const { username, password } = formData.data
 
     const validSession = await auth(c.env).handleRequest(c).validate()
-
-    if (validSession) {
+    if (validSession)
         return c.json({ success: false, state: "already logged in" }, 200)
-    }
 
     const storedThrottling = usernameThrottling.get(username)
     const timeoutUntil = storedThrottling?.timeoutUntil ?? 0
diff --git a/src/v2/routes/auth/signup.ts b/src/v2/routes/auth/signup.ts
index 7a90f09b..4a3b9238 100644
--- a/src/v2/routes/auth/signup.ts
+++ b/src/v2/routes/auth/signup.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ const CreateAccountSchema = z
     })
 
 export async function signup(c: APIContext): Promise<Response> {
-    const formData = CreateAccountSchema.safeParse(await c.req.formData())
+    const formData = CreateAccountSchema.safeParse(
+        await c.req.formData().then((formData) => {
+            const data = Object.fromEntries(formData.entries())
+            return data
+        })
+    )
 
     if (!formData.success) {
         return c.json({ success: false, state: "invalid data" }, 400)
diff --git a/src/v2/routes/auth/user-attributes/updateUserAttributes.ts b/src/v2/routes/auth/user-attributes/updateUserAttributes.ts
index 56964a30..2a8d0c71 100644
--- a/src/v2/routes/auth/user-attributes/updateUserAttributes.ts
+++ b/src/v2/routes/auth/user-attributes/updateUserAttributes.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { auth } from "@/v2/lib/auth/lucia"
 import { z } from "zod"
 
 type UserAttributes = {
+    display_name?: string
     username?: string
     pronouns?: string
     self_assignable_role_flags?: number
@@ -10,6 +11,11 @@ type UserAttributes = {
 
 const UpdateUserAttributesSchema = z
     .object({
+        display_name: z
+            .string({
+                invalid_type_error: "Display name must be a string",
+            })
+            .optional(),
         username: z
             .string({
                 invalid_type_error: "Username must be a string",
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ export async function updateUserAttributes(c: APIContext): Promise<Response> {
     }
 
     const attributes: UserAttributes = {
+        display_name: formData.data.display_name,
         username: formData.data.username,
         pronouns: formData.data.pronouns,
         self_assignable_role_flags: formData.data.self_assignable_roles,
diff --git a/src/v2/routes/search/searchRoutes.ts b/src/v2/routes/search/searchRoutes.ts
index 3546c726..443da029 100644
--- a/src/v2/routes/search/searchRoutes.ts
+++ b/src/v2/routes/search/searchRoutes.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ authRoute.use(
     "/all/:query",
     cors({
         credentials: true,
-        origin: ["*"], // TODO: update this - temporary
+        origin: ["http://localhost:3000"], // TODO: update this - temporary
     })
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ authRoute.use(
     "/users/user/:username",
     cors({
         credentials: true,
-        origin: ["*"], // TODO: update this - temporary
+        origin: ["http://localhost:3000"], // TODO: update this - temporary
     })
 )