diff --git a/modoboa/admin/tests/test_user.py b/modoboa/admin/tests/test_user.py
index 08c7e61cf..4734ae3e6 100644
--- a/modoboa/admin/tests/test_user.py
+++ b/modoboa/admin/tests/test_user.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+"""User related tests."""
+
+import json
+
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 from modoboa.core.models import User
@@ -8,18 +12,25 @@ from ..models import Alias
 
 
 class ForwardTestCase(ModoTestCase):
+    """User forward test cases."""
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(ForwardTestCase, self).setUp()
         populate_database()
 
-    def test_forward_permissions(self):
+    def test_set_forward(self):
         self.client.logout()
         self.client.login(username='user@test.com', password='toto')
+        url = reverse('user_forward')
         self.ajax_post(
-            reverse('user_forward'),
+            url,
             {'dest': 'user@extdomain.com', 'keepcopies': True}
         )
+        response = self.client.get(url)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        content = json.loads(response.content)
+        self.assertIn('user@extdomain.com', content["content"])
+        self.assertNotIn('user@test.com', content["content"])
         forward = Alias.objects.get(address='user@test.com', internal=False)
         sadmin = User.objects.get(username='admin')
         self.assertTrue(sadmin.can_access(forward))
diff --git a/modoboa/admin/views/user.py b/modoboa/admin/views/user.py
index c39859725..9afa398a5 100644
--- a/modoboa/admin/views/user.py
+++ b/modoboa/admin/views/user.py
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ def forward(request, tplname="admin/forward.html"):
 
     form = ForwardForm()
     if al is not None and al.recipients:
-        form.fields["dest"].initial = al.recipients
-        if al.aliasrecipient_set.filter(r_mailbox=mb.pk).exists():
+        recipients = list(al.recipients)
+        if al.aliasrecipient_set.filter(r_mailbox=mb).exists():
             form.fields["keepcopies"].initial = True
+            recipients.remove(mb.full_address)
+        form.fields["dest"].initial = "\n".join(recipients)
     return render_to_json_response({
         "content": _render_to_string(request, tplname, {
             "form": form