diff --git a/view/templates/auto_request.tpl b/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
index 61a772cba1..e8ea75946b 100644
--- a/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 	<label id="dfrn-url-label" for="dfrn-url" >{{$your_address}}</label>
         {{if $myaddr}}
                 {{$myaddr}}
+                <input type="hidden" name="dfrn_url" id="dfrn-url" size="32" value="{{$myaddr}}" />
         {{else}}
         <input type="text" name="dfrn_url" id="dfrn-url" size="32" value="{{$myaddr}}" />
         {{/if}}