diff --git a/themes/default/authentication.tpl b/themes/default/authentication.tpl
index 298ed62d5..5e9b8427a 100644
--- a/themes/default/authentication.tpl
+++ b/themes/default/authentication.tpl
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ $(function(){ldelim}
 				</p>
 				<p class="submit">
 					{if isset($back)}<input type="hidden" class="hidden" name="back" value="{$back|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" />{/if}
-					<input type="button" id="SubmitCreate" name="SubmitCreate" class="button_large" value="{l s='Create your account'}" />
+					<input type="submit" id="SubmitCreate" name="SubmitCreate" class="button_large" value="{l s='Create your account'}" />
 					<input type="hidden" class="hidden" name="SubmitCreate" value="{l s='Create your account'}" />
 				</p>
 			</div>