diff --git a/client/components/settings/peopleBody.jade b/client/components/settings/peopleBody.jade
index 37d2a7878..0c12ddf3e 100644
--- a/client/components/settings/peopleBody.jade
+++ b/client/components/settings/peopleBody.jade
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ template(name="newUserPopup")
       input.js-profile-username(type="text" value="" required)
     label
       | {{_ 'initials'}}
-      input.js-profile-initials(type="text" value="" required)
+      input.js-profile-initials(type="text" value="")
     label
       | {{_ 'email'}}
       span.error.hide.email-taken