diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/session.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/session.rb
index 128afd0..78ebe6a 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/session.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/session.rb
@@ -43,15 +43,27 @@ module Noosfero
         # this return is just to improve the clarity of the execution path
         return unless test_captcha(remote_ip, params, environment)
         user = User.new(attrs)
-        person = Person.new(name: params[:name], identifier: user.login)
-        user.person = person
-        if user.signup
-            user.generate_private_token! if user.activated?
-            present user, :with => Entities::UserLogin
+        if params[:name].present?
+          #adds user and person
+          person = Person.new(name: params[:name], identifier: user.login)
+          user.person = person
+          if user.signup
+              user.generate_private_token! if user.activated?
+              present user, :with => Entities::UserLogin
+          else
+            user.destroy
+            message = user.errors.as_json.merge(person.errors.as_json).to_json
+            render_api_error!(message, 400)
+          end
         else
-          user.destroy
-          message = user.errors.as_json.merge(person.errors.as_json).to_json
-          render_api_error!(message, 400)
+          #adds user only
+          if user.save
+              user.generate_private_token! if user.activated?
+              present user, :with => Entities::UserLogin
+          else
+            message = user.errors.to_json
+            render_api_error!(message, 400)
+          end
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/api/session_test.rb b/test/unit/api/session_test.rb
index 8d03a0e..08e1aeb 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/session_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/api/session_test.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ class SessionTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert json['private_token'].present?
   end
 
+  should 'register a user with name' do
+    Environment.default.enable('skip_new_user_email_confirmation')
+    params = {:login => "newuserapi", :password => "newuserapi", :password_confirmation => "newuserapi", :email => "newuserapi@email.com", :name => "Little John" }
+    post "/api/v1/register?#{params.to_query}"
+    assert_equal 201, last_response.status
+    json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    ap json
+    assert json['activated']
+    assert json['private_token'].present?
+  end
+
   should 'register an inactive user' do
     params = {:login => "newuserapi", :password => "newuserapi", :password_confirmation => "newuserapi", :email => "newuserapi@email.com" }
     post "/api/v1/register?#{params.to_query}"
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