diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetAspect/Subscriber.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetAspect/Subscriber.pm
index 272e14a..e143871 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetAspect/Subscriber.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetAspect/Subscriber.pm
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ sub subscribe {
     my $requireConfirm  = shift // $self->get('alwaysConfirmSubscription');
     my $session         = $self->session;
 
+    
     if ( $requireConfirm ) {
         if ( $user->isInGroup( $self->getSubscriptionGroup->getId ) ) {
             $self->sendNoMutationEmail( $user, 'subscribe' );
@@ -472,6 +473,24 @@ sub www_confirmMutation {
 
 }
 
+sub subscribeAnonymous {
+    my $self    = shift;
+    my $email   = shift; # TODO || return ?
+    my $session = $self->session;
+
+    my $emailUser = WebGUI::User::SpecialState->newByEmail( $session, $email );
+
+    if ( !defined $emailUser ) {
+        $emailUser = WebGUI::User::SpecialState->create( $session );
+        $emailUser->update( { email => $email } );
+    }
+    $emailUser->addSpecialState( 'Subscriber', $self->getId );
+
+    $self->subscribe( $emailUser, 1 );
+
+    return;
+}
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub www_processSubscription {
     my $self    = shift;
@@ -501,13 +520,14 @@ sub www_processSubscription {
             $self->unsubscribe( $emailUser, 1 );
         }
         if ( $action eq 'subscribe' ) {
-            if ( !defined $emailUser ) {
-                $emailUser = WebGUI::User::SpecialState->create( $session );
-                $emailUser->update( { email => $email } );
-            }
-            $emailUser->addSpecialState( 'Subscriber', $self->getId );
+            $self->subscribeAnonymous( $email );
+            #if ( !defined $emailUser ) {
+            #    $emailUser = WebGUI::User::SpecialState->create( $session );
+            #    $emailUser->update( { email => $email } );
+            #}
+            #$emailUser->addSpecialState( 'Subscriber', $self->getId );
 
-            $self->subscribe( $emailUser, 1 );
+            #$self->subscribe( $emailUser, 1 );
         }
     }
     else {