diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index f4da4a670f..c06f59be27 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require_once('include/nav.php');
 require_once('include/cache.php');
 
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
-define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1196' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1197' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.22'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1111      );
 
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index 04d5dfcedf..5e9c393362 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ function search($s,$id='search-box',$url='/search',$save = false) {
 
 if(! function_exists('valid_email')) {
 function valid_email($x){
-	if(preg_match('/^[_a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[_a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)+$/',$x))
+	if(preg_match('/^[_a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[_a-zA-Z0-9-\+]+)*@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)+$/',$x))
 		return true;
 	return false;
 }}