diff --git a/addons/auth_reset_password/auth_reset_password.py b/addons/auth_reset_password/auth_reset_password.py
index ff208c89b9c..ab61cb3809d 100644
--- a/addons/auth_reset_password/auth_reset_password.py
+++ b/addons/auth_reset_password/auth_reset_password.py
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@ def message_check(msg, secret):
 class res_users(osv.osv):
     _inherit = 'res.users'
 
+    _columns = {
+        'email': fields.char('Email', size=240),
+    }
+
     _sql_constraints = [
-        ('email_uniq', 'UNIQUE (user_email)', 'You can not have two users with the same email!')
+        ('email_uniq', 'UNIQUE (email)', 'You can not have two users with the same email!')
     ]
 
     def _auth_reset_password_secret(self, cr, uid, context=None):
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ class res_users(osv.osv):
         MailMessage.send(cr, uid, [msg_id], context=context)
 
     def send_reset_password_request(self, cr, uid, email, context=None):
-        ids = self.pool.get('res.users').search(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, [('user_email', '=', email)], context=context)
+        ids = self.pool.get('res.users').search(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, [('email', '=', email)], context=context)
         if ids:
             self._auth_reset_password_send_email(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, email, 'reset_password_email', ids[0], context=context)
             return True