diff --git a/public/src/forum/login.js b/public/src/forum/login.js
index 9dca615a75..563db9d64e 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/login.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/login.js
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@ define(function() {
 		});
 
 		document.querySelector('#content input').focus();
-
-		if(!config.emailSetup)
-			$('#reset-link').addClass('hide');
-		else
-			$('#reset-link').removeClass('hide');
-
 	};
 
 	return Login;
diff --git a/public/templates/login.tpl b/public/templates/login.tpl
index 1557a6c2e3..8f7807421d 100644
--- a/public/templates/login.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/login.tpl
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@
 				<div class="form-group">
 					<div class="col-lg-offset-2 col-lg-10">
 						<hr />
-						<button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block"  id="login" type="submit">[[login:login]]</button> &nbsp; <a id="reset-link" class="hide" href="{relative_path}/reset">[[login:forgot_password]]</a>
+						<button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block"  id="login" type="submit">[[login:login]]</button>
+						<!-- IF showResetLink -->
+						&nbsp; <a id="reset-link" href="{relative_path}/reset">[[login:forgot_password]]</a>
+						<!-- ENDIF showResetLink -->
 					</div>
 				</div>
 				<input type="hidden" name="_csrf" value="{token}" id="csrf-token" />
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 6dbb0080f7..08d4107f74 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ var path = require('path'),
 	posts = require('../posts'),
 	categories = require('../categories'),
 	categoryTools = require('../categoryTools')
+	meta = require('../meta'),
+	Plugins = require('../plugins'),
 	utils = require('../../public/src/utils'),
 	translator = require('../../public/src/translator'),
-	pkg = require('../../package.json'),
-	meta = require('../meta');
+	pkg = require('../../package.json');
 
 
 (function (Api) {
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ var path = require('path'),
 				config.topicsPerPage = meta.config.topicsPerPage || 20;
 				config.postsPerPage = meta.config.postsPerPage || 20;
 				config.maximumFileSize = meta.config.maximumFileSize;
-				config.emailSetup = !!meta.config['email:from'];
 				config.defaultLang = meta.config.defaultLang || 'en';
 
 				res.json(200, config);
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ var path = require('path'),
 			app.get('/login', function (req, res) {
 				var data = {},
 					login_strategies = auth.get_login_strategies(),
-					num_strategies = login_strategies.length;
+					num_strategies = login_strategies.length,
+					emailersPresent = Plugins.hasListeners('action:email.send');
 
 				if (num_strategies == 0) {
 					data = {
@@ -131,8 +132,8 @@ var path = require('path'),
 				}
 
 				data.authentication = login_strategies;
-
 				data.token = res.locals.csrf_token;
+				data.showResetLink = emailersPresent;
 
 				res.json(data);
 			});