diff --git a/views/new.slim b/views/new.slim
index f94b8a69..7b3a9164 100644
--- a/views/new.slim
+++ b/views/new.slim
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 javascript:
   var RecaptchaOptions = {
     theme : 'clean'
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ 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