diff --git a/keycloak/themes/hmda/login/messages/messages_en.properties b/keycloak/themes/hmda/login/messages/messages_en.properties
index 79c3ade..02c5d1d 100644
--- a/keycloak/themes/hmda/login/messages/messages_en.properties
+++ b/keycloak/themes/hmda/login/messages/messages_en.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-missingInstitutionMessage=• Please specify the financial institution(s) for which you will be filing HMDA data.
+missingInstitutionMessage=• Please choose the financial institution(s) for which you will be filing from the list below your email address.
 invalidInstitutionMessage=&#8226; The financial institution <strong>{0}</strong> is not associated with <strong>{1}</strong> email domain.
 unknownEmailDomainMessage=&#8226; The email domain <strong>{0}</strong> is not in the known list of HMDA filer domains.
 institutionErrorMessage=&#8226; An error occurred while validating the financial institution(s) against the <strong>{0}</strong> email domain.
diff --git a/keycloak/themes/hmda/login/resources/js/register.js b/keycloak/themes/hmda/login/resources/js/register.js
index eb98a71..5e6958d 100644
--- a/keycloak/themes/hmda/login/resources/js/register.js
+++ b/keycloak/themes/hmda/login/resources/js/register.js
@@ -159,7 +159,11 @@
     var lastEmail = null
 
     //Process email and make debounced request when typing in email field
-    email.on('blur keyup', function(e) {
+    email.on('blur keyup', checkEmail)
+
+    checkEmail({})
+
+    function checkEmail(e) {
       var emailVal = email.val().trim()
       if (emailVal === lastEmail) return
       else lastEmail = emailVal
@@ -172,13 +176,13 @@
         // don't make the API call on tab keyup
         var domain = emailToDomain(emailVal)
         if (
-          (emailExp.test(emailVal) && e.keyCode) ||
+          emailExp.test(emailVal) ||
           (e.type === 'blur' && domain !== '' && domain !== undefined)
         ) {
           debounceRequest(domain)
         }
       }
-    })
+    }
 
     //Save institution to input when clicked
     $('#institutions').on('click', '.institutionsCheck', addInstitutionsToInput)