diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index f164bb66f..a664acc8d 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ private
   def validate_email
     unless email_valid?(email)
       if User.exists?(["email LIKE ?", "%#{email}%"])
-        errors.add :email
+        errors.add :email, I18n.t("activerecord.errors.models.user.attributes.email.taken")
       else
         errors.add :email, I18n.t("activerecord.errors.models.user.attributes.email.invalid")
       end