diff --git a/mod/register.php b/mod/register.php
index 1712ee84fb..df46eca431 100644
--- a/mod/register.php
+++ b/mod/register.php
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ function register_content(&$a) {
 
 	$o = replace_macros($o, array(
 		'$oidhtml' => $oidhtml,
-               '$oidhtml_old' => $oidhtml_old,
 		'$invitations' => get_config('system','invitation_only'),
 		'$invite_desc' => t('Membership on this site is by invitation only.'),
 		'$invite_label' => t('Your invitation ID: '),
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ function register_content(&$a) {
 		'$openid'    => $openid_url,
 		'$namelabel' => t('Your Full Name ' . "\x28" . 'e.g. Joe Smith' . "\x29" . ': '),
 		'$addrlabel' => t('Your Email Address: '),
-		'$nickdesc'  => t('Choose a profile nickname. This must begin with a text character. Your profile address on this site will then be \'<strong>nickname@$sitename</strong>\'.'),
+		'$nickdesc'  => str_replace('$sitename',$a->get_hostname(),t('Choose a profile nickname. This must begin with a text character. Your profile address on this site will then be \'<strong>nickname@$sitename</strong>\'.')),
 		'$nicklabel' => t('Choose a nickname: '),
 		'$photo'     => $photo,
 		'$publish'   => $profile_publish,
diff --git a/view/register.tpl b/view/register.tpl
index ed96f969b8..2275356a21 100644
--- a/view/register.tpl
+++ b/view/register.tpl
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@
 	<p id="register-fill-desc">$fillwith</p>
 	<p id="register-fill-ext">$fillext</p>
 
+{{ if $oidlabel }}
 	<div id="register-openid-wrapper" >
-			$oidhtml_old
+    	<label for="register-openid" id="label-register-openid" >$oidlabel</label><input 	type="text" maxlength="60" size="32" name="openid_url" class="openid" id="register-openid" value="$openid" >
 	</div>
 	<div id="register-openid-end" ></div>
+{{ endif }}
 
 {{ if $invitations }}
 
diff --git a/view/smarty3/register.tpl b/view/smarty3/register.tpl
index 899a9a25a5..6e20bea39e 100644
--- a/view/smarty3/register.tpl
+++ b/view/smarty3/register.tpl
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@
 	<p id="register-fill-desc">{{$fillwith}}</p>
 	<p id="register-fill-ext">{{$fillext}}</p>
 
+{{if $oidlabel }}
 	<div id="register-openid-wrapper" >
-			{{$oidhtml|sprintf:$oidlabel:$openid}}
+    	<label for="register-openid" id="label-register-openid" >{{$oidlabel}}</label><input type="text" maxlength="60" size="32" name="openid_url" class="openid" 	id="register-openid" value="{{$openid}}" >
 	</div>
 	<div id="register-openid-end" ></div>
+{{/if}}
 
 {{if $invitations}}