diff --git a/app/components/Onboarding/Onboarding.js b/app/components/Onboarding/Onboarding.js
index 1bb9e54b..b6f8bef3 100644
--- a/app/components/Onboarding/Onboarding.js
+++ b/app/components/Onboarding/Onboarding.js
@@ -110,7 +110,12 @@ const Onboarding = ({
             title='Re-enter your seed'
             description='Yeah I know, might be annoying, but just to be safe!' // eslint-disable-line
             back={() => changeStep(6)}
-            next={() => changeStep(8)}
+            next={() => {
+              // don't allow them to move on if they havent re-entered the seed correctly
+              if (!reEnterSeedProps.reEnterSeedChecker) { return }
+
+              changeStep(8)
+            }}
           >
             <ReEnterSeed {...reEnterSeedProps} />
           </FormContainer>
diff --git a/app/components/Onboarding/ReEnterSeed.js b/app/components/Onboarding/ReEnterSeed.js
index aab83657..2e8270b1 100644
--- a/app/components/Onboarding/ReEnterSeed.js
+++ b/app/components/Onboarding/ReEnterSeed.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import styles from './ReEnterSeed.scss'
 
-const ReEnterSeed = ({ seed, seedInput, updateSeedInput, reEnterSeedChecker, renderEnterSeedHtml }) => {
+const ReEnterSeed = ({ seed, seedInput, updateSeedInput }) => {
   return (
     <div className={styles.container}>
       <ul className={styles.seedContainer}>
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ const ReEnterSeed = ({ seed, seedInput, updateSeedInput, reEnterSeedChecker, ren
 }
 
 ReEnterSeed.propTypes = {
+  seed: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
   seedInput: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
-  updateSeedInput: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  reEnterSeedChecker: PropTypes.array.isRequired
+  updateSeedInput: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 }
 
 export default ReEnterSeed
diff --git a/app/containers/Root.js b/app/containers/Root.js
index cf6530a6..b5bffa74 100644
--- a/app/containers/Root.js
+++ b/app/containers/Root.js
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
 
   syncPercentage: lndSelectors.syncPercentage(state),
   passwordIsValid: onboardingSelectors.passwordIsValid(state),
-  reEnterSeedChecker: onboardingSelectors.reEnterSeedChecker(state),
-  renderEnterSeedHtml: onboardingSelectors.renderEnterSeedHtml(state)
+  reEnterSeedChecker: onboardingSelectors.reEnterSeedChecker(state)
 })
 
 const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
     seed: stateProps.onboarding.seed,
     seedInput: stateProps.onboarding.seedInput,
     reEnterSeedChecker: stateProps.reEnterSeedChecker,
-    renderEnterSeedHtml: stateProps.renderEnterSeedHtml,
     updateSeedInput: dispatchProps.updateSeedInput
   }
 
diff --git a/app/reducers/onboarding.js b/app/reducers/onboarding.js
index c628bf90..e35fd16d 100644
--- a/app/reducers/onboarding.js
+++ b/app/reducers/onboarding.js
@@ -208,25 +208,7 @@ onboardingSelectors.passwordIsValid = createSelector(
 onboardingSelectors.reEnterSeedChecker = createSelector(
   seedSelector,
   seedInputSelector,
-  (seed, seedInput) => {
-    // console.log('seedInput: ', seedInput)
-
-    // const seedInputArr = seedInput.split(' ').filter(n => true && n.length)
-
-    // console.log('seedInputArr: ', seedInputArr)
-    
-    // return seedInputArr.map((word, index) => { return { valid: word === seed[index], word } })
-  }
-)
-
-onboardingSelectors.renderEnterSeedHtml = createSelector(
-  onboardingSelectors.reEnterSeedChecker,
-  (reEnterSeedChecker) => {
-    // console.log('reEnterSeedChecker: ', reEnterSeedChecker)
-    // if (!reEnterSeedChecker.length) { return '<span>gang</span>' }
-
-    // return reEnterSeedChecker.map( ({ valid, word }) => (`<span>${word}</span>`) ).join('')
-  }
+  (seed, seedInput) => seed.length === seedInput.length && seed.every((word, i) => word === seedInput[i].word)
 )
 
 export { onboardingSelectors }
@@ -259,6 +241,8 @@ const initialState = {
   },
 
   // array of inputs for when the user re-enters their seed
+  // object has a word attr and a index attr:
+  // { word: 'foo', index: 0 }
   seedInput: [],
   // step where the user decides whether they want a newly created seed or to import an existing one
   signupForm: {