diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/settings/workspaces/members/ChangeRoleDialog.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/settings/workspaces/members/ChangeRoleDialog.vue
index 26b2176b1..231abffc4 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/components/settings/workspaces/members/ChangeRoleDialog.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/components/settings/workspaces/members/ChangeRoleDialog.vue
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
           Changing a user's role may add a seat to your current billing cycle.
         </p>
         <p>
-          Released seats will be adjusted at the start of your next billing cycle:
+          Unused seats will be adjusted at the start of your next billing cycle:
           <br />
           {{ nextBillingCycleEnd }}
         </p>
diff --git a/packages/ui-components/src/helpers/common/validation.ts b/packages/ui-components/src/helpers/common/validation.ts
index eb433e9bc..3250241ac 100644
--- a/packages/ui-components/src/helpers/common/validation.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-components/src/helpers/common/validation.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { GenericValidateFunction } from 'vee-validate'
 import { isNullOrUndefined } from '@speckle/shared'
 
 export const VALID_HTTP_URL = /^https?:\/\//
-export const VALID_EMAIL = /^[\w-_.+]+@[\w-_.+]+$/
+export const VALID_EMAIL = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/
 
 /**
  * Note about new validators: