diff --git a/frappe/website/js/website.js b/frappe/website/js/website.js
index 7ec9278112..b08df636a9 100644
--- a/frappe/website/js/website.js
+++ b/frappe/website/js/website.js
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ $.extend(frappe, {
 // Utility functions
 
 function valid_email(id) {
-	return /"[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\.[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*@(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\.)+[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?"/.test(id.toLowerCase());
+	return (id.toLowerCase().search("[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\.[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*@(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\.)+[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?")==-1) ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
 var validate_email = valid_email;