diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/AppRouter.js b/client/coral-admin/src/AppRouter.js
index 2bd59b79d..2c0a3b9c5 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/AppRouter.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/AppRouter.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import ModerationContainer from 'containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer'
 
 import Dashboard from 'containers/Dashboard/Dashboard';
 
+import SignInContainer from 'coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer';
+
 const routes = (
   <div>
     <Route exact path="/admin/install" component={InstallContainer}/>
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ const routes = (
       <Route path='stories' component={Stories} />
       <Route path='dashboard' component={Dashboard} />
 
+
       {/* Community Routes */}
 
       <Route path='community' component={CommunityLayout}>
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/AppRouter.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/AppRouter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..133a3790d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/AppRouter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import {Router, Route, browserHistory} from 'react-router';
+
+import Embed from './Embed';
+import SignInContainer from 'coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer';
+
+const routes = (
+  <div>
+    <Route exact path="/embed/stream/login" component={SignInContainer}/>
+    <Route exact path="*" component={Embed}/>
+  </div>
+);
+
+const AppRouter = () => <Router history={browserHistory} routes={routes} />;
+
+export default AppRouter;
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
index b67e9e1c4..d864025e5 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/Embed.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
 import {TabBar, Tab, TabContent, Spinner, Button} from 'coral-ui';
 
-const {logout, showSignInDialog, requestConfirmEmail} = authActions;
+const {logout, showSignInDialog, requestConfirmEmail, signInPopUp} = authActions;
 const {addNotification, clearNotification} = notificationActions;
 const {fetchAssetSuccess} = assetActions;
 import {NEW_COMMENT_COUNT_POLL_INTERVAL} from 'coral-framework/constants/comments';
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ class Embed extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
+  runPopUpLogin = () => {
+    // const newwindow = window.open(
+    //   'http://localhost:3000/embed/stream/login','Login','height=420,width=310,top=200,left=500');
+    // if (window.focus) {
+    //   newwindow.focus();
+    // }
+    // return false;
+    this.props.signInPopUp();
+  }
+
   render () {
     const {activeTab} = this.state;
     const {closedAt, countCache = {}} = this.props.asset;
@@ -218,10 +228,9 @@ class Embed extends React.Component {
                  </div>
                : <p>{asset.settings.closedMessage}</p>
             }
-            {!loggedIn && <SignInContainer
-              requireEmailConfirmation={asset.settings.requireEmailConfirmation}
-              refetch={refetch}
-              offset={signInOffset}/>}
+
+            <Button id='coralSignInButton' onClick={this.runPopUpLogin} full>Sign in to comment</Button>
+
             {loggedIn &&  user && <ChangeUsernameContainer loggedIn={loggedIn} offset={signInOffset} user={user} />}
             {loggedIn && <ModerationLink assetId={asset.id} isAdmin={isAdmin} />}
 
@@ -324,6 +333,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
   updateCountCache: (id, count) => dispatch(updateCountCache(id, count)),
   viewAllComments: () => dispatch(viewAllComments()),
   logout: () => dispatch(logout()),
+  signInPopUp: () => dispatch(signInPopUp()),
   dispatch: d => dispatch(d),
 });
 
diff --git a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js
index 3dc69400c..15bb959fc 100644
--- a/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-embed-stream/src/index.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import {ApolloProvider} from 'react-apollo';
 import {client} from 'coral-framework/services/client';
 import store from 'coral-framework/services/store';
 
-import Embed from './Embed';
+import AppRouter from './AppRouter';
 
 render(
   <ApolloProvider client={client} store={store}>
-    <Embed />
+    <AppRouter />
   </ApolloProvider>
   , document.querySelector('#coralStream')
 );
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
index 11e7bd996..dd90f6422 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/auth.js
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ export const fetchSignIn = (formData) => (dispatch) => {
     });
 };
 
+// Sign In - Standalone PopUp
+
+export const signInPopUp = () => () => {
+  window.open(
+    '/embed/stream/login',
+    'Login',
+    'menubar=0,resizable=0,width=500,height=500,top=200,left=500'
+  );
+};
+
 // Sign In - Facebook
 
 const signInFacebookRequest = () => ({type: actions.FETCH_SIGNIN_FACEBOOK_REQUEST});
diff --git a/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js b/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js
index 0ef2b42b4..01a03e49c 100644
--- a/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-sign-in/containers/SignInContainer.js
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ class SignInContainer extends Component {
 
   handleSignIn(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    this.props.fetchSignIn(this.state.formData)
-      .then(this.props.refetch);
+    this.props.fetchSignIn(this.state.formData);
   }
 
   render() {
@@ -157,11 +156,11 @@ class SignInContainer extends Component {
 
     return (
       <div>
-        {!noButton && <Button id='coralSignInButton' onClick={showSignInDialog} full>
-          Sign in to comment
-        </Button>}
+        {/*{!noButton && <Button id='coralSignInButton' onClick={showSignInDialog} full>*/}
+          {/*Sign in to comment*/}
+        {/*</Button>}*/}
         <SignDialog
-          open={auth.showSignInDialog}
+          open={true}
           view={auth.view}
           offset={offset}
           emailVerificationEnabled={requireEmailConfirmation}