diff --git a/includes/core/um-actions-form.php b/includes/core/um-actions-form.php
index 74c592af..b79f25da 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-actions-form.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-actions-form.php
@@ -937,9 +937,9 @@ function um_submit_form_errors_hook_( $submitted_data, $form_data ) {
 					break;
 				}
 
-				if ( ! empty( $array['required'] ) && '' === $submitted_data[ $key ] ) {
+				if ( ! empty( $array['required'] ) && empty( $submitted_data[ $key ] ) ) {
 					UM()->form()->add_error( $key, __( 'You must provide your email', 'ultimate-member' ) );
-				} elseif ( ! is_email( $submitted_data[ $key ] ) || email_exists( $submitted_data[ $key ] ) ) {
+				} elseif ( ! empty( $submitted_data[ $key ] ) && ( ! is_email( $submitted_data[ $key ] ) || email_exists( $submitted_data[ $key ] ) ) ) {
 					UM()->form()->add_error( $key, __( 'The email you entered is incorrect', 'ultimate-member' ) );
 				} elseif ( 'secondary_user_email' === $key && ! empty( $submitted_data[ $key ] ) && ! empty( $submitted_data['user_email'] ) && $submitted_data[ $key ] === $submitted_data['user_email'] ) {
 					UM()->form()->add_error( $key, __( 'The secondary email cannot be the same as primary', 'ultimate-member' ) );
diff --git a/languages/ultimate-member.pot b/languages/ultimate-member.pot
index 3c5a00dd..7059a689 100644
--- a/languages/ultimate-member.pot
+++ b/languages/ultimate-member.pot
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-06-25T13:01:29+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-06-25T13:24:33+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "X-Generator: WP-CLI 2.12.0\n"
 "X-Domain: ultimate-member\n"