diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/base_data.xml b/openerp/addons/base/base_data.xml
index 943ae73435d..9bd9b9ef19c 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/base_data.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/base_data.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 
         <record model="res.partner" id="base.partner_root">
             <field name="name">Administrator</field>
+            <field name="email">admin@example.com</field>
             <field name="company_id" ref="main_company"/>
             <field name="customer" eval="False"/>
         </record>
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@
             <field name="company_id" ref="main_company"/>
             <field name="company_ids" eval="[(4, ref('main_company'))]"/>
             <field name="menu_id" ref="action_menu_admin"/>
-            <field name="signature">--\nAdministrator</field>
+            <field name="signature">--
+Administrator</field>
         </record>
 
         <record id="main_partner" model="res.partner">
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/base_demo.xml b/openerp/addons/base/base_demo.xml
index e1ef2009f71..1dc27a3d05e 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/base_demo.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/base_demo.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <data noupdate="1">
         <record id="partner_demo" model="res.partner">
             <field name="name">Demo User</field>
+            <field name="email">demo@example.com</field>
             <field name="company_id" ref="main_company"/>
             <field name="customer" eval="False"/>
         </record>
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@
             <field name="partner_id" ref="base.partner_demo"/>
             <field name="login">demo</field>
             <field name="password">demo</field>
-            <field name="signature">--\nMr Demo</field>
+            <field name="signature">--
+Mr Demo</field>
             <field name="company_id" ref="main_company"/>
             <field name="groups_id" eval="[(6,0,[ref('base.group_user')])]"/>
         </record>