diff --git a/viewtopic.php b/viewtopic.php
index 2ffaa342b..ee30eb7c7 100644
--- a/viewtopic.php
+++ b/viewtopic.php
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@
 	$email_form_name = ($pun_config['p_force_guest_email'] == '1') ? 'req_email' : 'email';
 
 ?>
-						<label class="conl required"><strong><?php echo $lang_post['Guest name'] ?> <span><?php echo $lang_common['Required'] ?></span></strong><br /><input type="text" name="req_username" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['req_username'])) echo pun_htmlspecialchars($username); ?>" size="25" maxlength="25" tabindex="<?php echo $cur_index++ ?>" /><br /></label>
-						<label class="conl<?php echo ($pun_config['p_force_guest_email'] == '1') ? ' required' : '' ?>"><?php echo $email_label ?><br /><input type="text" name="<?php echo $email_form_name ?>" value="<?php if (isset($_POST[$email_form_name])) echo pun_htmlspecialchars($email); ?>" size="50" maxlength="80" tabindex="<?php echo $cur_index++ ?>" /><br /></label>
+						<label class="conl required"><strong><?php echo $lang_post['Guest name'] ?> <span><?php echo $lang_common['Required'] ?></span></strong><br /><input type="text" name="req_username" value="" size="25" maxlength="25" tabindex="<?php echo $cur_index++ ?>" /><br /></label>
+						<label class="conl<?php echo ($pun_config['p_force_guest_email'] == '1') ? ' required' : '' ?>"><?php echo $email_label ?><br /><input type="text" name="<?php echo $email_form_name ?>" value="" size="50" maxlength="80" tabindex="<?php echo $cur_index++ ?>" /><br /></label>
 						<div class="clearer"></div>
 <?php