diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/main/affiliations/controllers/UserAffiliationsController.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/main/affiliations/controllers/UserAffiliationsController.coffee
index 14ea1a7d29..b57e3a8f72 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/main/affiliations/controllers/UserAffiliationsController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/main/affiliations/controllers/UserAffiliationsController.coffee
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ define [
 		$scope.userEmails = []
 
 		LOCAL_AND_DOMAIN_REGEX = /([^@]+)@(.+)/
-		EMAIL_REGEX = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.]+)@([^\.]+)\.([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.]+)([^\.])$/
+		EMAIL_REGEX = /^(([^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s@\"]+(\.[^<>()[\]\\.,;:\s@\"]+)*)|(\ ".+\"))@((\[[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\])|(([a-zA -Z\-0-9]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}))$/
 
 		_matchLocalAndDomain = (userEmailInput) ->
 			match = userEmailInput?.match LOCAL_AND_DOMAIN_REGEX