diff --git a/templates/default/account-update.html b/templates/default/account-update.html
index 7a92aa3c7..d14db6681 100644
--- a/templates/default/account-update.html
+++ b/templates/default/account-update.html
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
                     <div class="control-input">
                         <div class="checkbox">
                             <label class="control-label" for="{$label_attr.for}">
-                                <input type="checkbox" name="{$name}" id="{$label_attr.for}" value="{$value}"{if $checked} checked{/if}  {if $required} aria-required="true" required{/if}>{$label}</a>.
+                                <input type="checkbox" name="{$name}" id="{$label_attr.for}" value="{$value}"{if $checked} checked{/if}  {if $required} aria-required="true" required{/if}>{$label}
                             </label>
                             {if $error }
                                 <span class="help-block"><i class="icon-remove"></i> {$message}</span>