diff --git a/themes/default/password.tpl b/themes/default/password.tpl
index 2907784fd..fa2d0a51a 100644
--- a/themes/default/password.tpl
+++ b/themes/default/password.tpl
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 {include file="$tpl_dir./errors.tpl"}
 
 {if isset($confirmation) && $confirmation == 1}
-<p class="success">{l s='Your password has been successfully reset and a confirmation has been sent to your email address:'} {$smarty.post.email|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'|stripslashes}</p>
+<p class="success">{l s='Your password has been successfully reset and a confirmation has been sent to your email address:'} {if isset($email)}{$email|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'|stripslashes}{/if}</p>
 {elseif isset($confirmation) && $confirmation == 2}
-<p class="success">{l s='A confirmation email has been sent to your address:'} {$smarty.post.email|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'|stripslashes}</p>
+<p class="success">{l s='A confirmation email has been sent to your address:'} {if isset($email)}{$email|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'|stripslashes}{/if}</p>
 {else}
 <p>{l s='Please enter the email address you used to register. We will then send you a new password. '}</p>
 <form action="{$request_uri|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" method="post" class="std" id="form_forgotpassword">