diff --git a/example/app.py b/example/app.py
index 985a3c6..6ef31b2 100644
--- a/example/app.py
+++ b/example/app.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from flask.ext.security.datastore import SQLAlchemyUserDatastore, \
 from flask.ext.security.decorators import http_auth_required, \
      auth_token_required
 from flask.ext.security.exceptions import RoleNotFoundError
+from flask.ext.security.utils import encrypt_password
 
 
 def create_roles():
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ def create_users():
                ('jill@lp.com', 'password', ['author'], True),
                ('tiya@lp.com', 'password', [], False)):
         current_app.security.datastore.create_user(
-            email=u[0], password=u[1], roles=u[2], active=u[3])
+            email=u[0], password=encrypt_password(u[1]), roles=u[2], active=u[3])
     current_app.security.datastore._commit()
 
 
diff --git a/flask_security/core.py b/flask_security/core.py
index dbb6f3e..d850f17 100644
--- a/flask_security/core.py
+++ b/flask_security/core.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ _default_messages = {
     'EMAIL_CONFIRMED': ('Thank you. Your email has been confirmed.', 'success'),
     'ALREADY_CONFIRMED': ('Your email has already been confirmed.', 'info'),
     'INVALID_CONFIRMATION_TOKEN': ('Invalid confirmation token.', 'error'),
+    'ALREADY_CONFIRMED': ('This email has already been confirmed', 'info'),
     'PASSWORD_RESET_REQUEST': ('Instructions to reset your password have been sent to %(email)s.', 'info'),
     'PASSWORD_RESET_EXPIRED': ('You did not reset your password within %(within)s. New instructions have been sent to %(email)s.', 'error'),
     'INVALID_RESET_PASSWORD_TOKEN': ('Invalid reset password token.', 'error'),
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ class Security(object):
         :param app: The application.
         :param datastore: An instance of a user datastore.
         """
+        datastore = datastore or self.datastore
 
         for key, value in _default_config.items():
             app.config.setdefault('SECURITY_' + key, value)
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ class Security(object):
                                         template_folder='templates')
             app.register_blueprint(bp)
 
-        state = self._get_state(app, datastore or self.datastore)
+        state = self._get_state(app, datastore)
 
         app.extensions['security'] = state
 
diff --git a/flask_security/datastore.py b/flask_security/datastore.py
index 6cf4ede..06aa014 100644
--- a/flask_security/datastore.py
+++ b/flask_security/datastore.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class UserDatastore(object):
     :param user_model: A user model class definition
     :param role_model: A role model class definition
     """
+    pwd_context = None
+    default_roles = []
+
     def __init__(self, db, user_model, role_model):
         self.db = db
         self.user_model = user_model
@@ -82,7 +85,6 @@ class UserDatastore(object):
 
     def _prepare_create_user_args(self, **kwargs):
         kwargs.setdefault('active', True)
-        kwargs.setdefault('roles', _security.default_roles)
         roles = kwargs.get('roles', [])
 
         for i, role in enumerate(roles):
@@ -91,12 +93,6 @@ class UserDatastore(object):
             roles[i] = self.find_role(rn)
 
         kwargs['roles'] = roles
-        pwd_context = _security.pwd_context
-        pw = kwargs['password']
-
-        if not pwd_context.identify(pw):
-            pwd_hash = utils.encrypt_password(pw)
-            kwargs['password'] = pwd_hash
 
         return kwargs
 
diff --git a/flask_security/forms.py b/flask_security/forms.py
index 1c46c48..0784d13 100644
--- a/flask_security/forms.py
+++ b/flask_security/forms.py
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ class RegisterForm(Form,
     submit = SubmitField("Register")
 
     def to_dict(self):
-        return dict(email=self.email.data, password=self.password.data)
+        return dict(email=self.email.data,
+                    password=self.password.data)
 
 
 class ResetPasswordForm(Form,
diff --git a/flask_security/views.py b/flask_security/views.py
index 20f429c..9aa6270 100644
--- a/flask_security/views.py
+++ b/flask_security/views.py
@@ -204,9 +204,13 @@ def send_confirmation():
 
     if form.validate_on_submit():
         user = _datastore.find_user(**form.to_dict())
-        send_confirmation_instructions(user)
-        _logger.debug('%s request confirmation instructions' % user)
-        do_flash(*get_message('CONFIRMATION_REQUEST', email=user.email))
+        if user.confirmed_at is None:
+            send_confirmation_instructions(user)
+            msg = get_message('CONFIRMATION_REQUEST', email=user.email)
+            _logger.debug('%s request confirmation instructions' % user)
+        else:
+            msg = get_message('ALREADY_CONFIRMED')
+        do_flash(*msg)
 
     return render_template('security/send_confirmation.html',
                            reset_confirmation_form=form,
diff --git a/tests/functional_tests.py b/tests/functional_tests.py
index e812070..75a07cf 100644
--- a/tests/functional_tests.py
+++ b/tests/functional_tests.py
@@ -287,6 +287,18 @@ class ConfirmableTests(SecurityTest):
         r = self.authenticate(email=e)
         self.assertIn(self.get_message('CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED'), r.data)
 
+    def test_send_confirmation_of_already_confirmed_account(self):
+        e = 'dude@lp.com'
+
+        with capture_registrations() as registrations:
+            self.register(e)
+            token = registrations[0]['confirm_token']
+
+        self.client.get('/confirm/' + token, follow_redirects=True)
+        self.logout()
+        r = self.client.post('/confirm', data=dict(email=e))
+        self.assertIn(self.get_message('ALREADY_CONFIRMED'), r.data)
+
     def test_register_sends_confirmation_email(self):
         e = 'dude@lp.com'
         with self.app.mail.record_messages() as outbox: