diff --git a/profile2.module b/profile2.module
index 4001125..badcfa9 100644
--- a/profile2.module
+++ b/profile2.module
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ function profile2_form_submit_handler(&$form, &$form_state) {
   // Get the values that we need to define which notification
   // should be sent to the user. Generally this is a cutted version
   // from user_register_submit() callback.
-  $admin = $form_state['values']['administer_users'];
+  $admin = !empty($form_state['values']['administer_users']);
   $account = $form_state['user'];
   $notify = !empty($form_state['values']['notify']);