diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Account.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Account.pm
index b36d51232..219de64a8 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Account.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Account.pm
@@ -444,7 +444,8 @@ sub www_recoverPasswordFinish {
         	        $password .= chr(ord('A') + randint(32));
         	}
         	$encryptedPassword = Digest::MD5::md5_base64($password);
-		WebGUI::SQL->write("update users set identifier='$encryptedPassword' where userId='$userId'");
+		my $u = WebGUI::User->new($userId);
+		$u->identifier($encryptedPassword);
 		$flag = 1;
 		$message = $session{setting}{recoverPasswordEmail};
 		$message .= "\n".WebGUI::International::get(50).": ".$username."\n";