diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php
index 227260369e..b3d4a9d379 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Users/UsersController.php
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ class UsersController extends Controller
             $user->first_name = '';
             $user->last_name = '';
             $user->email = substr($user->email, ($pos = strpos($user->email, '@')) !== false ? $pos : 0);
-
             $user->id = null;
 
             // Get this user groups
diff --git a/resources/views/users/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/users/edit.blade.php
index a76c1cffa3..d80c89f702 100755
--- a/resources/views/users/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/users/edit.blade.php
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
                                   <div class="icheckbox disabled" style="padding-left: 10px;">
                                       <input type="checkbox" value="1" name="activated" class="minimal disabled" {{ (old('activated', $user->activated)) == '1' ? ' checked="checked"' : '' }} disabled="disabled" aria-label="activated">
                                       <!-- this is necessary because the field is disabled and will reset -->
-                                      <input type="hidden" name="activated" value="{{ $user->activated }}">
+                                      <input type="hidden" name="activated" value="{{ (int)$user->activated }}">
                                       {{ trans('admin/users/general.activated_help_text') }}
                                       <p class="help-block">{{ trans('general.feature_disabled') }}</p>