diff --git a/phpbbforum.module b/phpbbforum.module
index b825412..1e7deda 100644
--- a/phpbbforum.module
+++ b/phpbbforum.module
@@ -557,8 +557,8 @@ function phpbbforum_user_update(&$edit, $account, $category) {
     $name = $edit['name'];
     $mail = $edit['mail'];
 
-    $updatename = ($account->name != $edit['name']) ? $name : '';
-    $updatemail = ($account->mail != $edit['mail']) ? $mail : '';
+    $updatename = ($account->original->name != $account->name)? $account->name : '';
+    $updatemail = ($account->original->mail != $account->mail)? $account->mail : '';
 
     $phpbb_user_data = $phpbb_user->data;