diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php
index cc42c8f86..f2820f468 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/users.php
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class Users{
           
           try {
                //make connection with and put into shard db
-               $dbs = new PDO("mysql:host='127.0.39.3';port=$shardport;dbname=$sharddbname", $shardusername, $shardpassword);
+               $dbs = new PDO("mysql:host=$shardhost;port=$shardport;dbname=$sharddbname", $shardusername, $shardpassword);
                $dbs->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
                $statement = $dbs->prepare("INSERT INTO user (Login, Password, Email) VALUES (:name, :pass, :mail)");
                $statement->execute($values["params"]);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/translations/en.ini b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/translations/en.ini
index af9f29d05..24d3dc845 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/translations/en.ini
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/translations/en.ini
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 
 [login]
 
+[register_feedback]
+status_ok = "You registered like a baws!"
+status_shardoffline = "It seems the shard is offline, you can use the web-account, but you will need to wait for the shard."
+status_liboffline = "You can't register an account at this time"
+login_title = "Next step: Login"
+login_text = "Click here if you want to log in!"
+
 [register]
 title = "RYZOM CORE INGAME REGISTRATION"
 welcome_message = "Welcome! Please fill in the following fields to get your new Ryzom Core account"
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/add_user.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/add_user.php
index 8a13a8614..64733ddb2 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/add_user.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/add_user.php
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ function add_user(){
               'access' => $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME']
               );
           //header( 'Location: email_sent.php' );
-          write_user( $edit );
+          $status = write_user( $edit );
+          $pageElements['status'] = $status;
+          //TODO: perhaps send email!
+          $pageElements['no_visible_elements'] = 'TRUE';
+          helpers :: loadtemplate( 'register_feedback', $pageElements);
           exit;
      }else{
           // pass error
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ function write_user($newUser){
      
      
      //Create the user on the shard + in case shard is offline put copy of query in query db
+     //returns ok, shardoffline or liboffline
      $result = Users :: createUser($values);
   
      try{
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ function write_user($newUser){
       print_r($e);
       exit;
      }
-     print('Awesome');
-     }
+     
+     return $result;
 
+}
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/register_feedback.tpl b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/register_feedback.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43a227eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/register_feedback.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{extends file="layout.tpl"}
+{block name=content}
+
+<div class="row-fluid">
+	<div class="span12 center login-header">
+		<img src="img/mainlogo.png"/>
+	</div><!--/span-->
+</div><!--/row-->
+
+<div class="row-fluid">
+				<div class="well span5 center login-box">
+					{if isset($status) and $status eq "ok"}
+						<div class="alert alert-success">
+							{$status_ok}
+						</div>
+					{else if isset($status) and $status eq "shardoffline"}
+						<div class="alert alert-error">
+							{$status_shardoffline}
+						</div>
+					{else if isset($status) and $status eq "liboffline"}
+						<div class="alert alert-error">
+							{$status_liboffline}
+						</div>
+					{/if}
+					
+					<div class="alert alert-info">
+					<strong>{$login_title}</strong>
+					<a href="index.php?page=register">{$login_text}</a>
+					</div>
+				</div><!--/span-->
+			</div>
+{/block}
+