diff --git a/user_personal.php b/user_personal.php
index 9bef905..0242e77 100644
--- a/user_personal.php
+++ b/user_personal.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 	echo notice(i18n("%1 %2 successfully updated",array($_POST['firstname'],$_POST['lastname'])));
 	break;
  case 'email_exists':
-	echo notice(i18n("That email address is in use by another user"));
+	echo error(i18n("That email address is in use by another user"));
 	break;
  }