diff --git a/lib/plugins/usermanager/admin.php b/lib/plugins/usermanager/admin.php
index ca4c6a650745373953792b7421e737be0a354f60..62d3b3e5edbba697d534b4fdc138d94271a8faea 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'];
           }