diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/users.js b/dashboard/src/views/users.js
index 628d24b12..0350e594d 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/users.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/users.js
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
                             }, function (error) {
                                 $scope.useredit.busy = false;
 
-                                if (error) return console.error('unable to adjust email addresses.', error);
+                                if (error && error.statusCode === 400) return $scope.useredit.error.aliases = error.message;
+                                else if (error) return console.error('Unable to adjust email addresses.', error);
 
                                 $scope.useredit.userInfo = {};
                                 $scope.useredit.email = '';