diff --git a/server/biz/LicenseBiz.cs b/server/biz/LicenseBiz.cs
index f150206..1c58e0f 100644
--- a/server/biz/LicenseBiz.cs
+++ b/server/biz/LicenseBiz.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ namespace Sockeye.Biz
             else
             {
                 if (!importedWithKeyDoNotGenerate)//do not generate is used for initial import only from rockfish, could be removed after the initial import
+                {
                     await GenerateKey(newObject);
+                    if(newObject.Active){//this means it should notify immediately
+
+                    }
+                }
                 if (HasErrors) return null;
                 newObject.Tags = TagBiz.NormalizeTags(newObject.Tags);
                 await ct.License.AddAsync(newObject);
@@ -671,6 +676,17 @@ namespace Sockeye.Biz
                     return;
                 }
 
+                //It's ready to go, MUST have an email address to send notification to
+                //for v8 keys even though there is no fetchemail required like v7
+                //it is *still* used for notification and will be pre-filled with customer address if not provided so
+                //this is a backstop to ensure the notification message can be sent
+                //(revoked keys are *not* notified for obvious reasons so thats not a requirement here)
+                 if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(proposedObj.FetchEmail) && proposedObj.RegTo!=RavenKeyFactory.REVOKED_TOKEN)
+                {
+                    AddError(ApiErrorCode.VALIDATION_REQUIRED, "FetchEmail");
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 if (proposedObj.Users < 1)//both require Users to be set
                 {
                     AddError(ApiErrorCode.VALIDATION_REQUIRED, "Users");
@@ -684,6 +700,8 @@ namespace Sockeye.Biz
                     return;
                 }
 
+            
+
 
                 //Active state rules for each product group
                 switch (proposedObj.PGroup)
diff --git a/server/models/License.cs b/server/models/License.cs
index c6dfde8..caccd47 100644
--- a/server/models/License.cs
+++ b/server/models/License.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace Sockeye.Models
         public string RegTo { get; set; }
         public string Key { get; set; }
         public string FetchCode { get; set; }//v7 uses
-        public string FetchEmail { get; set; }//v7 uses
+        public string FetchEmail { get; set; }//v7 && v8 uses for notification, v7 uses for fetching manually in UI
         public DateTime? FetchedOn { get; set; }
         public string DbId { get; set; }//v8 uses
 
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 8b1167b..9c19ec3 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ TODO:
 - JOB: notify user active license saved
     this should go out immediately on save once when state is changed from inactive to active
     can manually re-send by toggling active
-    NOTE: 
 - JOB: Process purchases that are from vendor notification
     - create customer if necessary from purchase notification or add to existing
     - if v7 needs to account for there being a delay sometimes in order completeness