diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/users.js b/webadmin/src/views/users.js
index a643084d8..fd0ed4a59 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/users.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/users.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
 
             if (error && error.statusCode === 409) {
                 $scope.useradd.error.username = 'Username or Email already taken';
+                $scope.useradd.error.email = 'Username or Email already taken';
                 $scope.useradd_form.username.$setPristine();
                 $scope.useradd_form.email.$setPristine();
                 $scope.useradd_form.displayName.$setPristine();