diff --git a/app/user.go b/app/user.go
index 6ab6f83446..07e38cc9b7 100644
--- a/app/user.go
+++ b/app/user.go
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ func SendPasswordReset(email string, siteURL string) (bool, *model.AppError) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	if _, err := SendPasswordResetEmail(email, token, user.Locale, siteURL); err != nil {
+	if _, err := SendPasswordResetEmail(user.Email, token, user.Locale, siteURL); err != nil {
 		return false, model.NewLocAppError("SendPasswordReset", "api.user.send_password_reset.send.app_error", nil, "err="+err.Message)
 	}