diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/email_group/email_group.py b/frappe/email/doctype/email_group/email_group.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c96ad632c2..20daedb8d3
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/email_group/email_group.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/email_group/email_group.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
+from frappe import _
+from frappe.utils import validate_email_add
 from frappe.model.document import Document
+from email.utils import parseaddr
 
 class EmailGroup(Document):
 	def onload(self):
@@ -90,10 +93,10 @@ def add_subscribers(name, email_list):
 def restrict_email_group(doc, method):
 	from frappe.limits import get_limits
 
-	email_group_limit = get_limits().get('newsletter_recipients')
+	email_group_limit = get_limits().get('email_group_limit')
 	if not email_group_limit:
 		return
 
-	nl = frappe.get_doc("Email Group", doc.email_group)
-	if nl.get_total_subscribers() >= email_group_limit:
+	email_group = frappe.get_doc("Email Group", doc.email_group)
+	if email_group.get_total_subscribers() >= email_group_limit:
 		frappe.throw(_("Please Upgrade to add more than {0} subscribers").format(email_group_limit))
diff --git a/frappe/hooks.py b/frappe/hooks.py
index cc76442c14..717af665c2 100755
--- a/frappe/hooks.py
+++ b/frappe/hooks.py
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ doc_events = {
 		"after_insert": "frappe.email.doctype.email_alert.email_alert.trigger_email_alerts",
 		"validate": [
 			"frappe.email.doctype.email_alert.email_alert.trigger_email_alerts",
-			"frappe.email.doctype.email_group.email_group.restrict_email_group"
 		],	
 		"on_update": [
 			"frappe.desk.notifications.clear_doctype_notifications",
@@ -115,7 +114,11 @@ doc_events = {
 			"frappe.email.doctype.email_alert.email_alert.trigger_email_alerts"
 		],
 		"on_trash": "frappe.desk.notifications.clear_doctype_notifications"
-	}
+	},
+	"Email Group Member": {
+		"validate": "frappe.email.doctype.email_group.email_group.restrict_email_group"
+	},
+
 }
 
 scheduler_events = {