diff --git a/core/admin/mailu/ui/views/users.py b/core/admin/mailu/ui/views/users.py
index df0a716d..3b9e9485 100644
--- a/core/admin/mailu/ui/views/users.py
+++ b/core/admin/mailu/ui/views/users.py
@@ -92,14 +92,12 @@ def user_settings(user_email):
     user = models.User.query.get(user_email_or_current) or flask.abort(404)
     form = forms.UserSettingsForm(obj=user)
     utils.formatCSVField(form.forward_destination)
-    form.forward_enabled.data = bool(flask.request.form.get('forward_enabled', False))
     if form.validate_on_submit():
+        user.forward_enabled = bool(flask.request.form.get('forward_enabled', False))
         if form.forward_enabled and (form.forward_destination.data in ['', None] or type(form.forward_destination.data) is list):
             flask.flash('Destination email address is missing', 'error')
             return flask.redirect(
-                flask.url_for('.user_settings', user=user.email))
-        if not user.forward_enabled and not flask.request.form.get('forward_destination', None):
-            form.forward_destination.data = ""
+                flask.url_for('.user_settings', user_email=user_email))
         form.forward_destination.data = form.forward_destination.data.replace(" ","").split(",")
         form.populate_obj(user)
         models.db.session.commit()
@@ -109,8 +107,9 @@ def user_settings(user_email):
             return flask.redirect(
                 flask.url_for('.user_list', domain_name=user.domain.name))
     elif form.is_submitted() and not form.validate():
+            flask.flash('Error validating the form', 'error')
             return flask.redirect(
-                flask.url_for('.user_settings', user=user.email))
+                flask.url_for('.user_settings', user_email=user_email))
     return flask.render_template('user/settings.html', form=form, user=user)
 
 def _process_password_change(form, user_email):
diff --git a/core/admin/mailu/utils.py b/core/admin/mailu/utils.py
index 13522d79..2af352db 100644
--- a/core/admin/mailu/utils.py
+++ b/core/admin/mailu/utils.py
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ def isBadOrPwned(form):
 
 def formatCSVField(field):
     if not field.data:
+        field.data = ''
         return
     if isinstance(field.data,str):
         data = field.data.replace(" ","").split(",")