diff --git a/views/new.slim b/views/new.slim
index 7355fa9b..55bd3a6c 100644
--- a/views/new.slim
+++ b/views/new.slim
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 javascript:
   var RecaptchaOptions = {
     theme : 'clean'
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ javascript:
         .span1
           h5 Email
         .span6
-          input name="email" type="text" placeholder="youremail@example.com" value="#{@site.email}"
+          input name="email" type="email" placeholder="youremail@example.com" value="#{@site.email}"
       
     
       .row
@@ -71,4 +70,4 @@ javascript:
 
       .row style="margin-top: 10px"
         .span3.offset1
-          input.btn.btn-success.btn-large type="submit" value="Create Home Page"
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+          input.btn.btn-success.btn-large type="submit" value="Create Home Page"