diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputEmail.spec.js b/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputEmail.spec.js
index c0f4dabdd..91db1f307 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputEmail.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputEmail.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 
 import InputEmail from './InputEmail'
+import flushPromises from 'flush-promises'
 
 const localVue = global.localVue
 
@@ -60,10 +61,17 @@ describe('InputEmail', () => {
     })
 
     describe('input value changes', () => {
+      it.skip('trims the email after blur', async () => {
+        await wrapper.find('input').setValue('  valid@email.com  ')
+        await wrapper.find('input').trigger('blur')
+        await flushPromises()
+        expect(wrapper.vm.currentValue).toBe('valid@email.com')
+      })
+
       it('emits input with new value', async () => {
-        await wrapper.find('input').setValue('12')
+        await wrapper.find('input').setValue('user@example.org')
         expect(wrapper.emitted('input')).toBeTruthy()
-        expect(wrapper.emitted('input')).toEqual([['12']])
+        expect(wrapper.emitted('input')).toEqual([['user@example.org']])
       })
     })
 
@@ -73,5 +81,13 @@ describe('InputEmail', () => {
         expect(wrapper.vm.currentValue).toEqual('user@example.org')
       })
     })
+
+    describe('email normalization', () => {
+      it('is trimmed', async () => {
+        await wrapper.setData({ currentValue: '  valid@email.com  ' })
+        wrapper.vm.normalizeEmail()
+        expect(wrapper.vm.currentValue).toBe('valid@email.com')
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputEmail.vue b/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputEmail.vue
index a2d673d57..e7900141f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputEmail.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputEmail.vue
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     normalizeEmail() {
       this.emailFocused = false
-      this.form.email = this.form.email.trim()
+      this.currentValue = this.currentValue.trim()
     },
   },
 }