diff --git a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/dataset/dataset-error.js b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/dataset/dataset-error.js
index 6bf8d2ead99..32533a20625 100644
--- a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/dataset/dataset-error.js
+++ b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/dataset/dataset-error.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ var View = Backbone.View.extend({
                     type: "text",
                     hidden: true,
                     name: "email",
-                    value: Galaxy.user.email
+                    value: Galaxy.user.get("email")
                 },
                 {
                     type: "text",