diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/js/public.js b/apps/files_sharing/js/public.js
index ad3ef856f2..1407737d00 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/js/public.js
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/js/public.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ OCA.Sharing.PublicApp = {
 		$('.save-form').submit(function (event) {
 			event.preventDefault();
 
-			var remote = $(this).find('input[type="email"]').val();
+			var remote = $(this).find('#remote_address').val();
 			var token = $('#sharingToken').val();
 			var owner = $('#save').data('owner');
 			var ownerDisplayName = $('#save').data('owner-display-name');
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php b/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
index adbbd0f80e..377e390200 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/templates/public.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $maxUploadFilesize = min($upload_max_filesize, $post_max_size);
 						  data-owner-display-name="<?php p($_['displayName']) ?>" data-owner="<?php p($_['owner']) ?>" data-name="<?php p($_['filename']) ?>">
 					<button id="save-button"><?php p($l->t('Add to your Nextcloud')) ?></button>
 					<form class="save-form hidden" action="#">
-						<input type="email" id="remote_address" placeholder="user@yourNextcloud.org"/>
+						<input type="text" id="remote_address" placeholder="user@yourNextcloud.org"/>
 						<button id="save-button-confirm" class="icon-confirm svg" disabled></button>
 					</form>
 				</span>