diff --git a/ckan/templates/user/new_user_form.html b/ckan/templates/user/new_user_form.html
index 7c9eae233d9..166dca4854e 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/user/new_user_form.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/user/new_user_form.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   {{ form.input("fullname", id="field-fullname", label=_("Full Name"), placeholder=_("Joe Bloggs"), value=data.fullname, error=errors.fullname, classes=["control-medium"]) }}
   {{ form.input("email", id="field-email", label=_("Email"), type="email", placeholder=_("joe@example.com"), value=data.email, error=errors.email, classes=["control-medium"], is_required=True) }}
   {{ form.input("password1", id="field-password", label=_("Password"), type="password", placeholder="••••••••", value=data.password1, error=errors.password1, classes=["control-medium"], is_required=True) }}
-  {{ form.input("password2", id="field-confirm-password", label=_("Confirm"), type="password", placeholder="••••••••", value=data.password2, error=errors.password1, classes=["control-medium"], is_required=True) }}
+  {{ form.input("password2", id="field-confirm-password", label=_("Confirm"), type="password", placeholder="••••••••", value=data.password2, error=errors.password2, classes=["control-medium"], is_required=True) }}
 
   {% if g.recaptcha_publickey %}
     {% snippet "user/snippets/recaptcha.html", public_key=g.recaptcha_publickey %}