diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index b96e85006119..68803f5e543f 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.8.52
\ No newline at end of file
+5.8.53
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Livewire/BillingPortal/Authentication/ClientRegisterService.php b/app/Livewire/BillingPortal/Authentication/ClientRegisterService.php
index 35cea03d6941..1e6a60a6b672 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/BillingPortal/Authentication/ClientRegisterService.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/BillingPortal/Authentication/ClientRegisterService.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ClientRegisterService
 
         foreach ($rules as $field => $properties) {
             if ($field === 'email') {
-                $rules[$field] = array_merge($rules[$field], ['email:rfc,dns', 'max:191', Rule::unique('client_contacts')->where('company_id', $this->company->id)]);
+                $rules[$field] = array_merge($rules[$field], ['email:rfc', 'max:191', Rule::unique('client_contacts')->where('company_id', $this->company->id)]);
             }
 
             if ($field === 'current_password' || $field === 'password') {
diff --git a/app/Livewire/BillingPortal/Authentication/Register.php b/app/Livewire/BillingPortal/Authentication/Register.php
index 43c5631b5f47..0bed4bdfda99 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/BillingPortal/Authentication/Register.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/BillingPortal/Authentication/Register.php
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ class Register extends Component
 
     public function register(array $data)
     {
+        nlog($data);
+
         $service = new ClientRegisterService(
             company: $this->subscription->company,
             additional: $this->additional_fields,
@@ -66,8 +68,13 @@ class Register extends Component
 
         $rules = $service->rules();
 
+        nlog($rules);
+
         $data = Validator::make($data, $rules)->validate();
 
+        nlog("validated data");
+        nlog($data);
+        
         $client = $service->createClient($data);
         $contact = $service->createClientContact($data, $client);
 
diff --git a/app/PaymentDrivers/PayPalRestPaymentDriver.php b/app/PaymentDrivers/PayPalRestPaymentDriver.php
index e22706024668..5745ab86d725 100644
--- a/app/PaymentDrivers/PayPalRestPaymentDriver.php
+++ b/app/PaymentDrivers/PayPalRestPaymentDriver.php
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ return render('gateways.paypal.pay', $data);
         nlog("post order creation");
         nlog($orderId);
 
-        $r = $this->gatewayRequest("/v2/checkout/orders/{$orderId}", 'get', ['body' => '']);
+
+      $r = $this->gatewayRequest("/v2/checkout/orders/{$orderId}", 'get', ['body' => '']);
         nlog($r);
 
         $response = $r->json();
diff --git a/config/ninja.php b/config/ninja.php
index fc12f803c3df..1cc85778fe09 100644
--- a/config/ninja.php
+++ b/config/ninja.php
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ return [
     'require_https' => env('REQUIRE_HTTPS', true),
     'app_url' => rtrim(env('APP_URL', ''), '/'),
     'app_domain' => env('APP_DOMAIN', 'invoicing.co'),
-    'app_version' => env('APP_VERSION', '5.8.52'),
-    'app_tag' => env('APP_TAG', '5.8.52'),
+    'app_version' => env('APP_VERSION', '5.8.53'),
+    'app_tag' => env('APP_TAG', '5.8.53'),
     'minimum_client_version' => '5.0.16',
     'terms_version' => '1.0.1',
     'api_secret' => env('API_SECRET', false),