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diff --git a/app/accounts/signals.py b/app/accounts/signals.py
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+from django.db.models.signals import post_save
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+
+from .models import User, UserProfile
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
+def create_profile(sender, update_fields, created, instance, **kwargs):
+    """ creates a blank profile when a new user signs up """
+    if created:
+        user_profile = UserProfile.objects.create(user=instance)
+        user_profile.save()