diff --git a/website/client/src/components/settings/site.vue b/website/client/src/components/settings/site.vue
index b63f964f31..ac3299c44c 100644
--- a/website/client/src/components/settings/site.vue
+++ b/website/client/src/components/settings/site.vue
@@ -812,7 +812,8 @@ export default {
         this.localAuth.username = this.user.auth.local.username;
         this.user.flags.verifiedUsername = true;
       } else if (attribute === 'email') {
-        this.user.auth.local.email = updates[attribute];
+        this.user.auth.local.email = updates.newEmail;
+        window.alert(this.$t('emailSuccess'));
       }
     },
     async changeDisplayName (newName) {