diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 521f1b61709..00b2e618626 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
       activation.finish
 
       # save user email in session, to show on account-created page
-      session["user_created_email"] = user.email
+      session["user_created_message"] = activation.message
 
       render json: {
         success: true,
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def account_created
+    @message = session['user_created_message']
     expires_now
     render layout: 'no_js'
   end
diff --git a/app/views/users/account_created.html.erb b/app/views/users/account_created.html.erb
index ea8cf7d9ed8..0bc9c8ccdb5 100644
--- a/app/views/users/account_created.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/account_created.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 <div id='simple-container'>
-  <% if session["user_created_email"] %>
-    <span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><%= t('login.activate_email', email: session["user_created_email"]).html_safe %></span>
-  <% end %>
+  <span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><%= @message.html_safe %></span>
 </div>
diff --git a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
index 2d4b23e0ab7..d5e1db79749 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/users_controller_spec.rb
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ describe UsersController do
 
         expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['active']).to be_falsey
 
-        # should save user_created_email in session
-        session["user_created_email"].should == @user.email
+        # should save user_created_message in session
+        session["user_created_message"].should be_present
       end
 
       context "and 'must approve users' site setting is enabled" do
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ describe UsersController do
         User.any_instance.expects(:enqueue_welcome_message).with('welcome_user')
         post_user
 
-        # should save user_created_email in session
-        session["user_created_email"].should == @user.email
+        # should save user_created_message in session
+        session["user_created_message"].should be_present
       end
 
       it "shows the 'active' message" do
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ describe UsersController do
         json["success"].should == true
 
         # should not change the session
-        session["user_created_email"].should be_blank
+        session["user_created_message"].should be_blank
       end
     end
 
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ describe UsersController do
         json["success"].should_not == true
 
         # should not change the session
-        session["user_created_email"].should be_blank
+        session["user_created_message"].should be_blank
       end
     end