diff --git a/core/settings.go b/core/settings.go
index db4e989d..4a592855 100644
--- a/core/settings.go
+++ b/core/settings.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (c MetaConfig) Validate() error {
 		validation.Field(&c.AppName, validation.Required, validation.Length(1, 255)),
 		validation.Field(&c.AppUrl, validation.Required, is.URL),
 		validation.Field(&c.SenderName, validation.Required, validation.Length(1, 255)),
-		validation.Field(&c.SenderAddress, is.Email, validation.Required),
+		validation.Field(&c.SenderAddress, is.EmailFormat, validation.Required),
 		validation.Field(&c.VerificationTemplate, validation.Required),
 		validation.Field(&c.ResetPasswordTemplate, validation.Required),
 		validation.Field(&c.ConfirmEmailChangeTemplate, validation.Required),
diff --git a/forms/admin_password_reset_request.go b/forms/admin_password_reset_request.go
index 663e38b2..546113fd 100644
--- a/forms/admin_password_reset_request.go
+++ b/forms/admin_password_reset_request.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (form *AdminPasswordResetRequest) Validate() error {
 			&form.Email,
 			validation.Required,
 			validation.Length(1, 255),
-			is.Email,
+			is.EmailFormat,
 		),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/forms/admin_upsert.go b/forms/admin_upsert.go
index ddde01bb..f2916d43 100644
--- a/forms/admin_upsert.go
+++ b/forms/admin_upsert.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (form *AdminUpsert) Validate() error {
 			&form.Email,
 			validation.Required,
 			validation.Length(1, 255),
-			is.Email,
+			is.EmailFormat,
 			validation.By(form.checkUniqueEmail),
 		),
 		validation.Field(
diff --git a/forms/test_email_send.go b/forms/test_email_send.go
index d1e426e6..61c21175 100644
--- a/forms/test_email_send.go
+++ b/forms/test_email_send.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (form *TestEmailSend) Validate() error {
 			&form.Email,
 			validation.Required,
 			validation.Length(1, 255),
-			is.Email,
+			is.EmailFormat,
 		),
 		validation.Field(
 			&form.Template,
diff --git a/forms/user_email_change_request.go b/forms/user_email_change_request.go
index f85caa8d..48823992 100644
--- a/forms/user_email_change_request.go
+++ b/forms/user_email_change_request.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (form *UserEmailChangeRequest) Validate() error {
 			&form.NewEmail,
 			validation.Required,
 			validation.Length(1, 255),
-			is.Email,
+			is.EmailFormat,
 			validation.By(form.checkUniqueEmail),
 		),
 	)
diff --git a/forms/user_password_reset_request.go b/forms/user_password_reset_request.go
index 56ea9040..b5c6e491 100644
--- a/forms/user_password_reset_request.go
+++ b/forms/user_password_reset_request.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (form *UserPasswordResetRequest) Validate() error {
 			&form.Email,
 			validation.Required,
 			validation.Length(1, 255),
-			is.Email,
+			is.EmailFormat,
 		),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/forms/user_upsert.go b/forms/user_upsert.go
index 89580723..f6bf5c48 100644
--- a/forms/user_upsert.go
+++ b/forms/user_upsert.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (form *UserUpsert) Validate() error {
 			&form.Email,
 			validation.Required,
 			validation.Length(1, 255),
-			is.Email,
+			is.EmailFormat,
 			validation.By(form.checkEmailDomain),
 			validation.By(form.checkUniqueEmail),
 		),
diff --git a/forms/user_verification_request.go b/forms/user_verification_request.go
index 047f494b..76a3aaa9 100644
--- a/forms/user_verification_request.go
+++ b/forms/user_verification_request.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (form *UserVerificationRequest) Validate() error {
 			&form.Email,
 			validation.Required,
 			validation.Length(1, 255),
-			is.Email,
+			is.EmailFormat,
 		),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/forms/validators/record_data.go b/forms/validators/record_data.go
index 49ba67c6..a5f09f95 100644
--- a/forms/validators/record_data.go
+++ b/forms/validators/record_data.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (validator *RecordDataValidator) checkEmailValue(field *schema.SchemaField,
 		return nil // nothing to check
 	}
 
-	if is.Email.Validate(val) != nil {
+	if is.EmailFormat.Validate(val) != nil {
 		return validation.NewError("validation_invalid_email", "Must be a valid email")
 	}