diff --git a/public/views/preferencesEmail.html b/public/views/preferencesEmail.html
index 488f9a1c2..ef17095d9 100644
--- a/public/views/preferencesEmail.html
+++ b/public/views/preferencesEmail.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <div class="card list">
         <label class="item item-input item-stacked-label">
           <span class="input-label" transalate>Email for wallet notifications</span>
-          <input type="email" id="email" name="email" ng-model="email" required></input>
+          <input type="email" id="email" name="email" ng-model="email.value" required></input>
         </label>
       </div>
       <button type="submit"
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/preferencesEmail.js b/src/js/controllers/preferencesEmail.js
index 66312d42a..e4a339ce5 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/preferencesEmail.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/preferencesEmail.js
@@ -7,16 +7,18 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('preferencesEmailController',
 
   var config = configService.getSync();
   config.emailFor = config.emailFor || {};
-  $scope.email = config.emailFor && config.emailFor[walletId];
+  $scope.email = {
+    value: config.emailFor && config.emailFor[walletId]
+  };
 
-  $scope.save = function(form) {
+  $scope.save = function() {
     var opts = {
       emailFor: {}
     };
-    opts.emailFor[walletId] = $scope.email;
+    opts.emailFor[walletId] = $scope.email.value;
 
     walletService.updateRemotePreferences(wallet, {
-      email: $scope.email,
+      email: $scope.email.value,
     }, function(err) {
       if (err) $log.warn(err);
       configService.set(opts, function(err) {