diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordView.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordView.js
index e46ad887..628531f0 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordView.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/ResetPasswordView.js
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@ class ResetPasswordView extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    console.log(this.props.user);
     const resetPasswordClass = classNames({
       'reset-password': true,
       'reset-password--submitted': this.props.user.resetPasswordInitiate
     });
-    console.log(resetPasswordClass);
     return (
       <div className={resetPasswordClass} ref="resetPassword" tabIndex="0">
         <h1>Reset Your Password</h1>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 225a34f8..9085b058 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     "mongoose": "^4.4.16",
     "node-uuid": "^1.4.7",
     "nodemailer": "^2.6.4",
+    "nodemailer-mailgun-transport": "^1.2.2",
     "passport": "^0.3.2",
     "passport-github": "^1.1.0",
     "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/server/controllers/user.controller.js b/server/controllers/user.controller.js
index d453d37c..e04220f6 100644
--- a/server/controllers/user.controller.js
+++ b/server/controllers/user.controller.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import User from '../models/user';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 import async from 'async';
+import nodemailer from 'nodemailer';
+import mg from 'nodemailer-mailgun-transport';
 
 export function createUser(req, res, next) {
   const user = new User({
@@ -95,12 +97,36 @@ export function resetPasswordInitiate(req, res) {
           done(err, token, user);
         });
       });
+    },
+    (token, user, done) => {
+      const auth = {
+        auth: {
+          api_key: process.env.MAILGUN_KEY,
+          domain: process.env.MAILGUN_DOMAIN
+        }
+      };
+
+      const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport(mg(auth));
+      const message = {
+        to: user.email,
+        from: 'passwordreset@mg.p5js.org',
+        subject: 'p5.js Web Editor Password Reset',
+        text: `You are receiving this email because you (or someone else) have requested
+        the reset of the password for your account. \n\n Please click on the following link, 
+        or paste this into your browser to complete the process: \n\n
+        http://${req.headers.host}/reset-password/${token}\n\n
+        If you did not request this, please ignore this email and your password will remain unchanged.\n`
+      };
+      transporter.sendMail(message, (error, info) => {
+        done(error);
+      });
     }
   ], (err) => {
     if (err) {
       console.log(err);
       return res.json({success: false});
     }
+    //send email here
     return res.json({success: true, message: 'If the email is registered with the editor, an email has been sent.'});
   });
 }