diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 296f43419957df0635a8cd100216fbf6a8e13bdc..19b1b77e37f57bc3c2ad16354bda87ec6401f355 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -96,8 +96,11 @@ func ValidateEmailAddress(email string, options ...map[string]string) (string, e
 		}
 	} else {
 		result, err := verifier.Verify(cleanedEmail)
-		if err != nil || !result.Syntax.Valid {
-			return cleanedEmail, errors.Wrap(err, "could not parse email address")
+		if err != nil {
+			return cleanedEmail, err
+		}
+		if !result.Syntax.Valid {
+			return cleanedEmail, errors.Error("email address has invalid syntax")
 		}
 	}