diff --git a/_build/config.json b/_build/config.json
index 1f9724aa..37e93575 100644
--- a/_build/config.json
+++ b/_build/config.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "lowCaseName": "login",
   "description": "Login and Registrations",
   "author": "Jason Coward & Shaun McCormick",
-  "version": "1.9.8-pl2",
+  "version": "1.9.9",
   "package": {
     "elements": {
       "snippets": [
diff --git a/_packages/login-1.9.9-pl.transport.zip b/_packages/login-1.9.9-pl.transport.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87ab6692
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diff --git a/core/components/login/docs/changelog.md b/core/components/login/docs/changelog.md
index 58683787..9044f72d 100755
--- a/core/components/login/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/core/components/login/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Changelog for Login
 ===================
 
+Login 1.9.9
+------------------------------------
+- Fix validate email addresses in Register [#143]
+
 Login 1.9.8
 ------------------------------------
 - Allow persistParams when redirectUnsetDefaultParams is true [#157]
diff --git a/core/components/login/model/login/loginvalidator.class.php b/core/components/login/model/login/loginvalidator.class.php
index 486ad280..56c04955 100644
--- a/core/components/login/model/login/loginvalidator.class.php
+++ b/core/components/login/model/login/loginvalidator.class.php
@@ -394,52 +394,27 @@ public function password_confirm($key,$value,$param = 'password_confirm') {
      */
     public function email($key,$value) {
         /* allow empty emails, :required should be used to prevent blank field */
-        if (empty($value)) return true;
+        if (empty($value)) {
+            return true;
+        }
 
-        /* validate length and @ */
-        $pattern = "^[^@]{1,64}\@[^\@]{1,255}$";
-        $condition = $this->config['use_multibyte'] ? @mb_ereg($pattern, $value) : @preg_match('#' . preg_quote($pattern, '#') . '#', $value);
-        if (!$condition) {
-            return $this->_getErrorMessage($key,'vTextEmailInvalid','register.email_invalid',array(
+        /* validate email with filter_var */
+        if ((filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL) === false) || (strlen($value) > 99)) {
+            return $this->_getErrorMessage($key, 'vTextEmailInvalid', 'register.email_invalid', array(
                 'field' => $key,
                 'value' => $value,
             ));
         }
 
+        /* validate domain with filter_var */
         $email_array = explode("@", $value);
-        $local_array = explode(".", $email_array[0]);
-        for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($local_array); $i++) {
-            $pattern = "^(([A-Za-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-][A-Za-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~\.-]{0,63})|(\"[^(\\|\")]{0,62}\"))$";
-            $condition = $this->config['use_multibyte'] ? @mb_ereg($pattern, $local_array[$i]) : @preg_match('#' . preg_quote($pattern, '#') . '#', $local_array[$i]);
-            if (!$condition) {
-                return $this->_getErrorMessage($key,'vTextEmailInvalid','register.email_invalid',array(
-                    'field' => $key,
-                    'value' => $value,
-                ));
-            }
-        }
-        /* validate domain */
-        $pattern = "^\[?[0-9\.]+\]?$";
-        $condition = $this->config['use_multibyte'] ? @mb_ereg($pattern, $email_array[1]) : @preg_match('#' . preg_quote($pattern, '#') . '#', $email_array[1]);
-        if (!$condition) {
-            $domain_array = explode(".", $email_array[1]);
-            if (sizeof($domain_array) < 2) {
-                return $this->_getErrorMessage($key,'vTextEmailInvalidDomain','register.email_invalid_domain',array(
-                    'field' => $key,
-                    'value' => $value,
-                ));
-            }
-            for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($domain_array); $i++) {
-                $pattern = "^(([A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]{0,61}[A-Za-z0-9])|([A-Za-z0-9]+))$";
-                $condition = $this->config['use_multibyte'] ? @mb_ereg($pattern, $domain_array[$i]) : @preg_match('#' . preg_quote($pattern, '#') . '#', $domain_array[$i]);
-                if (!$condition) {
-                    return $this->_getErrorMessage($key,'vTextEmailInvalidDomain','register.email_invalid_domain',array(
-                        'field' => $key,
-                        'value' => $value,
-                    ));
-                }
-            }
+        if (!isset($email_array[1]) || (filter_var($email_array[1], FILTER_VALIDATE_DOMAIN) === false)) {
+            return $this->_getErrorMessage($key, 'vTextEmailInvalidDomain', 'register.email_invalid_domain', array(
+                'field' => $key,
+                'value' => $value,
+            ));
         }
+
         return true;
     }