diff --git a/html/class_passwordRecovery.inc b/html/class_passwordRecovery.inc
index 92ff66ffdfafa34d6484a6251436d78551e0cc00..feaee126428558199f0ea735af9c130479985cd6 100644
--- a/html/class_passwordRecovery.inc
+++ b/html/class_passwordRecovery.inc
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class standAlonePage {
 }
 
 class passwordRecovery extends standAlonePage {
-  protected $loginAttribute = 'uid';
+  protected $loginAttribute;
   protected $login;
   var $message = array();
   var $email_address;