diff --git a/src/views/users.html b/src/views/users.html
index 15804ff3d..b6209c338 100644
--- a/src/views/users.html
+++ b/src/views/users.html
@@ -195,11 +195,10 @@
           <div class="form-group" ng-hide="useredit.source" ng-class="{ 'has-error': (useredit_form.fallbackEmail.$dirty && useredit_form.fallbackEmail.$invalid) || (!useredit_form.fallbackEmail.$dirty && useredit.error.fallbackEmail) }">
             <label class="control-label">{{ 'users.user.recoveryEmail' | tr }}</label>
             <div class="control-label" ng-show="(!useredit_form.fallbackEmail.$dirty && useredit.error.fallbackEmail) || (useredit_form.fallbackEmail.$dirty && useredit_form.fallbackEmail.$invalid) || (!useredit_form.fallbackEmail.$dirty && useredit.error.fallbackEmail)">
-              <small ng-show="useredit_form.fallbackEmail.$error.required">{{ 'users.user.errorEmailRequired' | tr }}</small>
               <small ng-show="useredit_form.fallbackEmail.$error.fallbackEmail">{{ 'users.user.errorInvalidEmail' | tr }}</small>
               <small ng-show="!useredit_form.fallbackEmail.$dirty && useredit.error.fallbackEmail">{{ useredit.error.fallbackEmail }}</small>
             </div>
-            <input type="fallbackEmail" class="form-control" ng-model="useredit.fallbackEmail" name="fallbackEmail" required>
+            <input type="fallbackEmail" class="form-control" ng-model="useredit.fallbackEmail" name="fallbackEmail">
           </div>
           <div class="form-group" ng-show="!isMe(useredit.userInfo) && userInfo.isAtLeastAdmin">
             <label class="control-label">{{ 'users.user.role' | tr }} <sup><a ng-href="https://docs.cloudron.io/user-management/#roles" class="help" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-question-circle"></i></a></sup></label>