diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/members/EditMember.aspx b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/members/EditMember.aspx
index aea4d7888e..0ce78b3663 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/members/EditMember.aspx
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/members/EditMember.aspx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%@ Page language="c#" Codebehind="EditMember.aspx.cs" MasterPageFile="../masterpages/umbracoPage.Master" AutoEventWireup="True" Inherits="umbraco.cms.presentation.members.EditMember" %>
+<%@ Page language="c#" Codebehind="EditMember.aspx.cs" MasterPageFile="../masterpages/umbracoPage.Master" ValidateRequest="false" AutoEventWireup="True" Inherits="umbraco.cms.presentation.members.EditMember" %>
 
 <asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="head" runat="server">
 		<script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/members/EditMember.aspx b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/members/EditMember.aspx
index aea4d7888e..0ce78b3663 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/members/EditMember.aspx
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/umbraco.presentation/umbraco/members/EditMember.aspx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%@ Page language="c#" Codebehind="EditMember.aspx.cs" MasterPageFile="../masterpages/umbracoPage.Master" AutoEventWireup="True" Inherits="umbraco.cms.presentation.members.EditMember" %>
+<%@ Page language="c#" Codebehind="EditMember.aspx.cs" MasterPageFile="../masterpages/umbracoPage.Master" ValidateRequest="false" AutoEventWireup="True" Inherits="umbraco.cms.presentation.members.EditMember" %>
 
 <asp:Content ContentPlaceHolderID="head" runat="server">
 		<script type="text/javascript">