diff --git a/account.php b/account.php
index 947a4c36f3aa62d83d7fb15447f9c5aecf9967df..07255c848594446ef86414795a45908bf349461b 100644
--- a/account.php
+++ b/account.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ elseif ($_POST) {
     if ($thisclient) {
         $user_form->getField('email')->configure('disabled', true);
         $user_form->getField('email')->value = $thisclient->getEmail();
+        $_POST['email'] = $thisclient->getEmail();
     }
 
     if (!$user_form->isValid(function($f) { return !$f->isVisibleToUsers(); }))