diff --git a/src/strass/strass_app/forms.py b/src/strass/strass_app/forms.py
index e74b9b096af4b62a31a6ccb9945c5213b7f69eb5..5b2a9eca8a30dbf3d82271b2d6166308b2f2f907 100644
--- a/src/strass/strass_app/forms.py
+++ b/src/strass/strass_app/forms.py
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ class CandidateForm(ModelFormWithReadOnly):
 
     def clean(self):
         cleaned_data = super().clean()
+        if self.errors:
+            return cleaned_data
         if len(cleaned_data.get("profiles", [])) > live_settings.max_num_profile__int > 0:
             raise ValidationError(
                 {
diff --git a/src/strass/strass_app/tests/test_candidate_apply.py b/src/strass/strass_app/tests/test_candidate_apply.py
index f32f596e5ac32a225b6546d31875a2b13c99901d..312280c5cd14b873443b4d58aae1b9c9d6c0b75f 100644
--- a/src/strass/strass_app/tests/test_candidate_apply.py
+++ b/src/strass/strass_app/tests/test_candidate_apply.py
@@ -1191,6 +1191,46 @@ class TestCandidateApply(TooledTestCase):
             "all question must have an answer, even empty",
         )
 
+    def test_apply_with_wrong_email(self):
+        live_settings.show_email_as_message = False
+        live_settings.max_num_referee = 0
+        live_settings.cv_enabled = False
+        load_demo.create_candidate_questions(load_demo.create_faker_instance(0))
+        steps = list()
+
+        #######################################################################
+        # Apply
+        #######################################################################
+        candidate_wizard = "candidate_wizard"
+        url = reverse('strass:candidate-apply')
+        # self.client.force_login(self.user)
+        response_home = self.client.get(url, follow=True)
+        target = response_home.redirect_chain[0][0]
+        step_name = target.split("/")[-2]
+        form_data = {f"{candidate_wizard}-current_step": target.split("/")[-2]}
+        response = self.client.post(target, form_data, follow=True)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        steps.append(WizardStep(target=target, response=response, form_data=form_data, step_name=step_name))
+        del target, response, form_data, step_name
+        del response_home, url
+
+        target = steps[-1].response.redirect_chain[0][0]
+
+        step_name = target.split("/")[-2]
+        cv = open(os.path.join(self.test_data, "cv.pdf"), "rb")
+        form_data = {
+            step_name + "-first_name": "Ada",
+            step_name + "-last_name": "Lovelace",
+            step_name + "-email": "ada.lovelace@pasteurfr",  # dot is missing
+            step_name + "-profiles": "2",
+            step_name + "-motivation": "Yes I am !",
+            step_name + "-cv": SimpleUploadedFile(cv.name, cv.read(), content_type="application/pdf"),
+            step_name + "-lang": "en",
+            f"{candidate_wizard}-current_step": step_name,
+        }
+        response = self.client.post(target, form_data, follow=False)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
     def test_reviewers_notification(self):
         fake = Faker()
         fake.seed_instance(0)
diff --git a/src/strass/strass_app/tests/test_forms.py b/src/strass/strass_app/tests/test_forms.py
index 22a408d9379f5c6cf7ee74ff4d8e5c64d9170156..69e5ab83254505f0f751e7ae041d7da5fbe3a0cb 100644
--- a/src/strass/strass_app/tests/test_forms.py
+++ b/src/strass/strass_app/tests/test_forms.py
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ import os
 import pathlib
 import random
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
-from django.core import mail
 
+import live_settings
 from crispy_forms import layout
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser
+from django.core import mail
 from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
 from django.template import Template, Context
 from django.test import RequestFactory
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ from freezegun import freeze_time
 
 from strass_app import forms
 from strass_app.forms import EmptyForm
+from strass_app.management.commands import load_demo
 from strass_app.tests.test_base_test_case import TooledTestCase
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ class TestMain(TooledTestCase):
 
 class TestCandidateForm(TooledTestCase):
     def test_pdf_safe_crashes_log_collected(self):
+        load_demo.create_profiles()
         mail_count = len(mail.outbox)
         m = random.randint(1, 12)
         d = random.randint(1, 28)
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ class TestCandidateForm(TooledTestCase):
                     "first_name": "Ada",
                     "last_name": "Lovelace",
                     "email": "ada.lovelace@pasteur.fr",
-                    "profiles": "2",
+                    "profiles": [2],
                     "motivation": "Yes I am !",
                     "lang": "en",
                 },