diff --git a/core/users/user_edit.php b/core/users/user_edit.php
index 907da051b5..91f8ba69ff 100644
--- a/core/users/user_edit.php
+++ b/core/users/user_edit.php
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ if (count($_POST) > 0 && $_POST["persistform"] != "1") {
 			echo "		<td class='vncell' valign='top'>".$text['label-api_key']."</td>";
 			echo "		<td class='vtable'>\n";
 			echo "			<input type=\"text\" class='formfld' name=\"api_key\" id='api_key' value=\"".escape($api_key)."\" >";
-			echo "			<input type='button' class='btn' value='".$text['button-generate']."' onclick=\"getElementById('api_key').value='".escape(uuid())."';\">";
+			echo "			<input type='button' class='btn' value='".$text['button-generate']."' onclick=\"getElementById('api_key').value='".uuid()."';\">";
 			if (strlen($text['description-api_key']) > 0) {
 				echo "			<br />".$text['description-api_key']."<br />\n";
 			}