diff -r d7b643255255 -r 0e89b027b140 app/soc/views/models/user_self.py
--- a/app/soc/views/models/user_self.py	Wed Dec 03 23:48:33 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/user_self.py	Wed Dec 03 23:49:10 2008 +0000
@@ -223,15 +223,21 @@
   def _editGet(self, request, entity, form):
     """See base.View._editGet().
     """
+
     # fill in the email field with the data from the entity
     form.fields['email'].initial = entity.account.email()
 
+    super(View, self)._editGet(request ,entity, form)
+
   def _editPost(self, request, entity, fields):
     """See base.View._editPost().
     """
+
     # fill in the account field with the user created from email
     fields['account'] = users.User(fields['email'])
 
+    super(View, self)._editPost(request, entity, fields)
+
   def getSidebarLinks(self, request, params=None):
     """Returns an dictionary with the user sidebar entry.
     """