diff --git a/core/users/user_edit.php b/core/users/user_edit.php
index 01fbd94b7a..792da2b9c9 100644
--- a/core/users/user_edit.php
+++ b/core/users/user_edit.php
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@
 
 //set the defaults
 	if (empty($user_enabled)) { $user_enabled = "true"; }
+	if (empty($user_totp_secret)) { $user_totp_secret = ""; }
 
 //create token
 	$object = new token;