diff --git a/rhodecode/authentication/plugins/auth_ldap.py b/rhodecode/authentication/plugins/auth_ldap.py
--- a/rhodecode/authentication/plugins/auth_ldap.py
+++ b/rhodecode/authentication/plugins/auth_ldap.py
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class RhodeCodeAuthPlugin(RhodeCodeExter
                 'lastname': safe_unicode(
                     get_ldap_attr('attr_lastname') or lastname),
                 'groups': groups,
-                'email': get_ldap_attr('attr_email' or email),
+                'email': get_ldap_attr('attr_email') or email,
                 'admin': admin,
                 'active': active,
                 "active_from_extern": None,