diff --git a/src/core/controllers/base.go b/src/core/controllers/base.go
index 7eb38c567..2dbef147a 100644
--- a/src/core/controllers/base.go
+++ b/src/core/controllers/base.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (cc *CommonController) SendResetEmail() {
 		60, settings.SSL,
 		settings.Insecure,
 		settings.From,
-		[]string{template.HTMLEscapeString(email)},
+		[]string{u.Email},
 		"Reset Harbor user password",
 		message.String())
 	if err != nil {