diff --git a/e107_handlers/user_extended_class.php b/e107_handlers/user_extended_class.php
index a047bb4a4..f85ed9d9c 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/user_extended_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/user_extended_class.php
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class e107_user_extended
 						$err = $this->user_extended_validate_entry($val, $defs); 
 						if ($err === true)
 						{  // General error - usually empty field; could be unacceptable value, or regex fail and no error message defined
-							$eufVals['errortext'][$f] = str_replace('--SOMETHING--',$tp->toHtml(defset($defs['user_extended_struct_text'], $defs['user_extended_struct_text']),FALSE,'defs'),LAN_USER_75);
+							$eufVals['errortext'][$f] = str_replace('[x]',$tp->toHtml(defset($defs['user_extended_struct_text'], $defs['user_extended_struct_text']),FALSE,'defs'),LAN_USER_75);
 							$eufVals['errors'][$f] = ERR_GENERIC;
 						}
 						elseif ($err)
diff --git a/e107_languages/English/lan_user.php b/e107_languages/English/lan_user.php
index ec5c51956..b8ce2b98e 100644
--- a/e107_languages/English/lan_user.php
+++ b/e107_languages/English/lan_user.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ define("LAN_USER_71", "Signature: ");							// LAN_120
 define("LAN_USER_72", "Avatar: ");								// LAN_121
 define("LAN_USER_73", "choice of Content/Mail-lists");
 define("LAN_USER_74", "Custom Title");
-define("LAN_USER_75", "Your --SOMETHING-- is required");		// Replaces LAN_SIGNUP_6, LAN_SIGNUP_7 combination
+define("LAN_USER_75", "Your [x] is required");		// Replaces LAN_SIGNUP_6, LAN_SIGNUP_7 combination
 define("LAN_USER_76", "Subscribed to");							// LAN_USET_5
 define("LAN_USER_77", "Your password must be at least [x] characters long.");	// Replaces LAN_SIGNUP_4, LAN_SIGNUP_5 combination
 define("LAN_USER_78", "Min.");									// LAN_SIGNUP_1
diff --git a/signup.php b/signup.php
index be05ef354..58970aae6 100644
--- a/signup.php
+++ b/signup.php
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ if (isset($_POST['register']) && intval($pref['user_reg']) === 1)
 			if ($pref['signup_option_'.$value] == 2 && !isset($alldata['data']['user_'.$value]) && !isset($alldata['errors']['user_'.$value]))
 			{
 				$alldata['errors']['user_'.$value] = ERR_GENERIC;
-				$alldata['errortext']['user_'.$value] = str_replace('--SOMETHING--',$signup_option_title[$key],LAN_USER_75);
+				$alldata['errortext']['user_'.$value] = str_replace('[x]',$signup_option_title[$key],LAN_USER_75);
 			}
 		}