diff --git a/app/conferences/conference_edit.php b/app/conferences/conference_edit.php
index 6ec9668e2e..e83159aede 100644
--- a/app/conferences/conference_edit.php
+++ b/app/conferences/conference_edit.php
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@
 	echo "</td>\n";
 	echo "</tr>\n";
 
-	if (permission_exists('conference_cdr_view')) {
+	if (permission_exists('conference_email_address')) {
 		echo "<tr>\n";
 		echo "<td class='vncell' valign='top' align='left' nowrap='nowrap'>\n";
 		echo "	".$text['label-email_address']."\n";
 		echo "</td>\n";
 		echo "<td class='vtable' align='left'>\n";
-		echo "	<input class='formfld' type='number' name='conference_email_address' maxlength='255' value=\"".escape($conference_email_address)."\">\n";
+		echo "	<input class='formfld' type='text' name='conference_email_address' maxlength='255' value=\"".escape($conference_email_address)."\">\n";
 		echo "<br />\n";
 		echo "".$text['description-email_address']."\n";
 		echo "</td>\n";