diff --git a/protected/controllers/UserController.php b/protected/controllers/UserController.php
index dd5d4de..b01464b 100644
--- a/protected/controllers/UserController.php
+++ b/protected/controllers/UserController.php
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ public function actionReset() {
 		$model = new ResetForm;
 		$model->resetKey = Yii::app()->getRequest()->getParam("resetKey", "");
 		$model->username = Yii::app()->getRequest()->getParam("username", "");
-		
+		$model->username = StringUtils::decode($model->username);
+
 		if(isset($_POST['ResetForm'])) {
 			$model->attributes=$_POST['ResetForm'];
 			// validate user input and redirect to the previous page if valid
diff --git a/protected/models/ResetForm.php b/protected/models/ResetForm.php
index ee61b4f..4198255 100644
--- a/protected/models/ResetForm.php
+++ b/protected/models/ResetForm.php
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ class ResetForm extends CFormModel {
 	public $success;
 
 	private $userInfo;
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Declares the validation rules.
 	 * The rules state that username and newPasswd are required,
 	 * and newPasswd needs to be authenticated.
 	 */
 	public function rules() {
-		$userInfo->username = StringUtils::decode($this->username);
 		return array(
 			// username required
 			array('username, newPasswd, verifyPasswd, resetKey', 'required'),