diff --git a/controllers/admin/AdminEmployeesController.php b/controllers/admin/AdminEmployeesController.php
index 945a95ba0..ba0aefa34 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/AdminEmployeesController.php
+++ b/controllers/admin/AdminEmployeesController.php
@@ -341,9 +341,7 @@ class AdminEmployeesControllerCore extends AdminController
 		if (!($obj = $this->loadObject(true)))
 			return false;
 		$email = $this->getFieldValue($obj, 'email');
-		if (!Validate::isEmail($email))
-	 		$this->errors[] = Tools::displayError('Invalid email address.');
-		elseif (Employee::employeeExists($email) && (!Tools::getValue('id_employee') ||  ($employee = new Employee((int)Tools::getValue('id_employee'))) && $employee->email != $email))
+		if (Validate::isEmail($email) && Employee::employeeExists($email) && (!Tools::getValue('id_employee') ||  ($employee = new Employee((int)Tools::getValue('id_employee'))) && $employee->email != $email))
 			$this->errors[] = Tools::displayError('An account already exists for this email address:').' '.$email;
 	}