diff --git a/modoboa/userprefs/forms.py b/modoboa/userprefs/forms.py
index d9292a51a..ee75d19fe 100644
--- a/modoboa/userprefs/forms.py
+++ b/modoboa/userprefs/forms.py
@@ -52,12 +52,24 @@ class ProfileForm(forms.ModelForm):
         return user
 
 class ForwardForm(forms.Form):
-    dest = forms.CharField(label=ugettext_lazy("Destination(s)"), widget=forms.Textarea)
-    keepcopies = forms.BooleanField(label=ugettext_lazy("Keep local copies"), required=False)
+    dest = forms.CharField(
+        label=ugettext_lazy("Recipient(s)"), 
+        widget=forms.Textarea,
+        required=False,
+        help_text=ugettext_lazy("Indicate one or more recipients separated by a ','")
+        )
+    keepcopies = forms.BooleanField(
+        label=ugettext_lazy("Keep local copies"), 
+        required=False,
+        help_text=ugettext_lazy("Forward messages and store copies into your local mailbox")
+        )
 
     def parse_dest(self):
         self.dests = []
-        for d in self.cleaned_data["dest"].strip().split(","):
+        rawdata = self.cleaned_data["dest"].strip()
+        if rawdata == "":
+            return
+        for d in rawdata.split(","):
             local_part, domname = split_mailbox(d)
             if not local_part or not domname or not len(domname):
                 raise BadDestination("Invalid mailbox syntax for %s" % d)
diff --git a/modoboa/userprefs/templates/userprefs/section.html b/modoboa/userprefs/templates/userprefs/section.html
index fd622adb5..d46aac5d2 100644
--- a/modoboa/userprefs/templates/userprefs/section.html
+++ b/modoboa/userprefs/templates/userprefs/section.html
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 $("body").notify("success", data.respmsg, 2000);
             } else {
                 $("#form").html(data.content);
+                if (data.respmsg) {
+                    $("body").notify("error", data.respmsg);
+                }
             }
         });
     });
diff --git a/modoboa/userprefs/views.py b/modoboa/userprefs/views.py
index 0ce80aa02..e6758a3f1 100644
--- a/modoboa/userprefs/views.py
+++ b/modoboa/userprefs/views.py
@@ -52,8 +52,13 @@ def forward(request):
                 return ajax_response(request, respmsg=_("Forward updated"))
             except BadDestination, e:
                 error = str(e)
+
         ctx.update(form=form, error=error)
-        return ajax_response(request, status="ko", template="userprefs/form.html", **ctx)
+        return ajax_simple_response(dict(
+                status="ko", 
+                content=render_to_string("userprefs/form.html", dict(form=form)),
+                respmsg=error
+                ))
 
     form = ForwardForm()
     if al is not None: