diff --git a/app/create.rb b/app/create.rb
index aea33991..69066662 100644
--- a/app/create.rb
+++ b/app/create.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ post '/create' do
   @site.phone_confirmed = true if self.class.development?
 
   begin
-    @site.phone_verification_required = true if self.class.production? && BlackBox.phone_verification_required?(site)
+    @site.phone_verification_required = true if self.class.production? && BlackBox.phone_verification_required?(@site)
   rescue => e
     EmailWorker.perform_async({
       from: 'web@neocities.org',
diff --git a/views/site/confirm_email.erb b/views/site/confirm_email.erb
index 553b928d..1418649a 100644
--- a/views/site/confirm_email.erb
+++ b/views/site/confirm_email.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
       You're almost ready!<br>
     <% end %>
 
-    We sent an email to <strong><%= current_site.email %></strong> to make sure it's correct.<br>Please check your email, and enter the confirmation code here.
+    We sent an email to <strong><%= current_site.email %></strong> to make sure it's correct.<br>
+    Please check your email, and enter the confirmation code here.<br>
+    If you don't see the email in your inbox, try looking in the spam folder.
   </h3>
 
   <div class="row">