diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valemail.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valemail.directive.js
index 5ad40f45dd..1473b99494 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valemail.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/validation/valemail.directive.js
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ angular.module('umbraco.directives.validation')
     .factory('valEmailExpression', function () {
         var emailRegex = new RegExp(Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.umbracoSettings.emailRegex, "i");
         return {
-            EMAIL_REGEXP: /^[^@\s]+@[^@\s]+\.[^@\s]+$/i
+            EMAIL_REGEXP: emailRegex
         };
     });
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