diff --git a/lib/plugins/usermanager/admin.php b/lib/plugins/usermanager/admin.php
index ca4c6a650745373953792b7421e737be0a354f60..3c8d38c5e31d582a8f235cbd4e06ffb31b177de0 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/usermanager/admin.php
+++ b/lib/plugins/usermanager/admin.php
@@ -270,7 +270,9 @@ class admin_plugin_usermanager extends DokuWiki_Admin_Plugin {
         $this->_htmlInputField($cmd."_usergroups","usergroups",$this->lang["user_groups"],$groups,$this->_auth->canDo("modGroups"),$indent+6);
 
         if ($this->_auth->canDo("modPass")) {
-          $notes[] = $this->lang['note_pass'];
+          if ($cmd == 'add') {
+            $notes[] = $this->lang['note_pass'];
+          }
           if ($user) {
             $notes[] = $this->lang['note_notify'];
           }
@@ -296,11 +298,15 @@ class admin_plugin_usermanager extends DokuWiki_Admin_Plugin {
         ptln("      </tr>",$indent);
         ptln("    </tbody>",$indent);
         ptln("  </table>",$indent);
-        ptln("  </div>",$indent);
-
-        foreach ($notes as $note)
-          ptln("<div class=\"fn\">".$note."</div>",$indent);
 
+        if ($notes) {
+          ptln("    <ul class=\"notes\">");
+          foreach ($notes as $note) {
+            ptln("      <li><span class=\"li\">".$note."</span></li>",$indent);
+          }
+          ptln("    </ul>");
+        }
+        ptln("  </div>",$indent);
         ptln("</form>",$indent);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/usermanager/style.css b/lib/plugins/usermanager/style.css
index ff8e5d9d1675a710fd3fc05e07f37baf9232d992..506bd7928ad047c985eb6dbbb725fa11ee5730b7 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/usermanager/style.css
+++ b/lib/plugins/usermanager/style.css
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #user__manager table {
   margin-bottom: 1em;
 }
+#user__manager ul.notes {
+  padding-left: 0;
+  padding-right: 1.4em;
+}
 #user__manager input.button[disabled] {
   color: #ccc!important;
   border-color: #ccc!important;