diff --git a/html/class_passwordRecovery.inc b/html/class_passwordRecovery.inc
index ca92813414b6995f53317dcee7719d2ea334312c..d120f845842822a48c07b27cc7402f5af1051470 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;