diff --git a/app/env_settings_example.py b/app/env_settings_example.py
index 072892e..e094a24 100644
--- a/app/env_settings_example.py
+++ b/app/env_settings_example.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 MAIL_USERNAME = 'email@example.com'
 MAIL_PASSWORD = 'password'
 MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER = '"AppName" <noreply@example.com>'
-MAIL_SERVER = 'MAIL_SERVER', 'smtp.gmail.com'
+MAIL_SERVER = 'smtp.gmail.com'
 MAIL_PORT = 465
 MAIL_USE_SSL = True
 MAIL_USE_TLS = False
diff --git a/app/templates/core/home_page.html b/app/templates/core/home_page.html
index 7214ef0..b3a4bd4 100644
--- a/app/templates/core/home_page.html
+++ b/app/templates/core/home_page.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <h1>Home page</h1>
 
 <p>This page is accessible to any user (signed in or not)</p>
 
-{% if not current_user.is_authenticated() %}
+{% if not current_user.is_authenticated %}
 <p>
 To view the User page, you must
 <a href="{{ url_for('user.login') }}">Sign in</a> or
diff --git a/app/templates/layout.html b/app/templates/layout.html
index a4a9554..98fc4c3 100644
--- a/app/templates/layout.html
+++ b/app/templates/layout.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <div id="header-div" class="clearfix with-margins">
             <div class="pull-left"><a href="{{ url_for('core.home_page') }}"><span class="header-title">MyApp</span></a></div>
             <div class="pull-right">
-                {% if current_user.is_authenticated() %}
+                {% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
                     <a href="{{ url_for('core.user_profile_page') }}">{{ current_user.first_name or current_user.user_auth.username }}</a>
                     &nbsp; | &nbsp;
                     <a href="{{ url_for('user.logout') }}">Sign out</a>