diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
index 2e763797ec..1f5af07b52 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ var et2_url = /** @class */ (function (_super_1) {
                 }
                 break;
             case "url-email":
-                if (!e.data.EMAIL_PREG.test(value) ||
+                if (!et2_url.EMAIL_PREG.test(value) ||
                     // If they use Text <email>, make sure the <> match
                     (value.indexOf("<") > 0 && value.indexOf(">") != value.length - 1) ||
                     (value.indexOf(">") > 0 && value.indexOf("<") < 0)) {
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
index c9ed9747e4..544e942866 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class et2_url extends et2_textbox
 				}
 				break;
 			case "url-email":
-				if(!e.data.EMAIL_PREG.test(value) ||
+				if(!et2_url.EMAIL_PREG.test(value) ||
 					// If they use Text <email>, make sure the <> match
 					(value.indexOf("<") > 0 && value.indexOf(">") != value.length-1) ||
 					(value.indexOf(">") > 0 && value.indexOf("<") < 0)