diff --git a/wp-mail.php b/wp-mail.php
index e94225270df..def4fe6c5b9 100644
--- a/wp-mail.php
+++ b/wp-mail.php
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@
 			// otherwise use the site admin
 			if (preg_match('/From: /', $line) | preg_match('/Reply-To: /', $line))  {
 				$author=trim($line);
-			if ( ereg("([a-zA-Z0-9\_\-\.]+@[\a-zA-z0-9\_\-\.]+)", $author , $regs) ) {
-				$author = $regs[1];
-				echo "Author = {$author} <p>";
-				$author = $wpdb->escape($author);
-				$result = $wpdb->get_row("SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->users WHERE user_email='$author' LIMIT 1");
-				if (!$result)
+				if ( ereg("([a-zA-Z0-9\_\-\.]+@[\a-zA-z0-9\_\-\.]+)", $author , $regs) ) {
+					$author = $regs[1];
+					echo "Author = {$author} <p>";
+					$author = $wpdb->escape($author);
+					$result = $wpdb->get_row("SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->users WHERE user_email='$author' LIMIT 1");
+					if (!$result)
+						$post_author = 1;
+					else
+						$post_author = $result->ID;
+				} else
 					$post_author = 1;
-				else
-					$post_author = $result->ID;
-			} else
-				$post_author = 1;
 			}
 
 			if (preg_match('/Date: /i', $line)) { // of the form '20 Mar 2002 20:32:37'