diff --git a/assets/css/src/parsley.styl b/assets/css/src/parsley.styl
index 4f1c2fcd4f..748921df00 100644
--- a/assets/css/src/parsley.styl
+++ b/assets/css/src/parsley.styl
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ textarea.parsley-error
   list-style-type none
   font-size 0.9em
   line-height 0.9em
+  color: #B94A48
   opacity 0
   transition all .3s ease-in
   -o-transition all .3s ease-in
diff --git a/views/settings.html b/views/settings.html
index 0e75f3c311..8917b164b6 100644
--- a/views/settings.html
+++ b/views/settings.html
@@ -57,13 +57,12 @@
       // on dom loaded
       $(function() {
         // save settings
-        $('.mailpoet_settings_submit').on('click', function(e) {
-          e.preventDefault();
-
+        // $('.mailpoet_settings_submit').on('click', function(e) {
+        $('#mailpoet_settings_form').parsley().on('form:submit', function(parsley) {
           // serialize form data
           var settings_data = $('#mailpoet_settings_form').serializeObject(),
               permissions = $('.mailpoet_role_permission'),
-              permissions_data = []
+              permissions_data = [];
 
           // format permissions
           for(var i = permissions.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
@@ -108,6 +107,8 @@
             );
             MailPoet.Modal.loading(false);
           });
+
+          return false;
         });
 
         // setup toggle checkboxes
diff --git a/views/settings/basics.html b/views/settings/basics.html
index e6fedf3444..5a920e5fce 100644
--- a/views/settings/basics.html
+++ b/views/settings/basics.html
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
             name="sender[name]"
             value="<%= settings.sender.name %>"
             placeholder="<%= __('Your name') %>" />
-          <input type="text"
+          <input type="email"
+            data-parsley-type="email"
+            data-parsley-error-message="<%= __('You need to specify a valid email address') %>"
             id="settings[from_email]"
             name="sender[address]"
             value="<%= settings.sender.address %>"
@@ -60,7 +62,9 @@
             name="reply_to[name]"
             value="<%= settings.reply_to.name %>"
             placeholder="<%= __('Your name') %>" />
-          <input type="text"
+          <input type="email"
+            data-parsley-type="email"
+            data-parsley-error-message="<%= __('You need to specify a valid email address') %>"
             id="settings[notification_reply_email]"
             name="reply_to[address]"
             value="<%= settings.reply_to.address %>"
diff --git a/views/settings/mta.html b/views/settings/mta.html
index 7b4f66b937..f3b646de95 100644
--- a/views/settings/mta.html
+++ b/views/settings/mta.html
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@
         <td>
           <p>
             <input
-              id="mailpoet_mta_test_email"
               type="text"
+              id="mailpoet_mta_test_email"
               class="regular-text"
               value="<%= current_user.user_email %>"
             />
diff --git a/views/settings/signup.html b/views/settings/signup.html
index 2040aca7d6..a797c9ee8b 100644
--- a/views/settings/signup.html
+++ b/views/settings/signup.html
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@
             value="<%= settings.signup_confirmation.from.name %>"
             placeholder="<%= __('Your name') %>"
           />
-          <input
-            type="text"
+          <input type="email"
+            data-parsley-type="email"
+            data-parsley-error-message="<%= __('You need to specify a valid email address') %>"
             id="settings[signup_confirmation_from_email]"
             name="signup_confirmation[from][address]"
             value="<%= settings.signup_confirmation.from.address %>"
@@ -86,8 +87,9 @@
             value="<%= settings.signup_confirmation.reply_to.name %>"
             placeholder="<%= __('Your name') %>"
             />
-          <input
-            type="text"
+          <input type="email"
+            data-parsley-type="email"
+            data-parsley-error-message="<%= __('You need to specify a valid email address') %>"
             id="settings[signup_confirmation_reply_email]"
             name="signup_confirmation[reply_to][address]"
             value="<%= settings.signup_confirmation.reply_to.address %>"