diff --git a/users/forms.py b/users/forms.py
index 3dce8ecf..e2f09dca 100644
--- a/users/forms.py
+++ b/users/forms.py
@@ -530,6 +530,12 @@ class StateForm(FormRevMixin, ModelForm):
         prefix = kwargs.pop('prefix', self.Meta.model.__name__)
         super(StateForm, self).__init__(*args, prefix=prefix, **kwargs)
 
+    def save(self, commit=True):
+        user = super(StateForm, self).save(commit=False)
+        if self.cleaned_data['state']:
+            user.state=self.cleaned_data.get('state')
+            user.state_sync()
+        user.save()
 
 class GroupForm(FieldPermissionFormMixin, FormRevMixin, ModelForm):
     """ Gestion des groupes d'un user"""
diff --git a/users/models.py b/users/models.py
index 928e771f..da0fb45a 100755
--- a/users/models.py
+++ b/users/models.py
@@ -543,9 +543,16 @@ class User(RevMixin, FieldPermissionModelMixin, AbstractBaseUser,
                 reversion.set_comment(_("IPv4 unassigning"))
                 interface.save()
 
+    def disable_email(self):
+        """Disable email account and redirection"""
+        self.email = ""
+        self.local_email_enabled = False
+        self.local_email_redirect = False
+
     def archive(self):
         """ Filling the user; no more active"""
         self.unassign_ips()
+        self.disable_email()
 
     def unarchive(self):
         """Unfilling the user"""
@@ -1017,7 +1024,7 @@ class User(RevMixin, FieldPermissionModelMixin, AbstractBaseUser,
             .filter(local_part=self.pseudo.lower()).exclude(user_id=self.id)
             ):
             raise ValidationError("This pseudo is already in use.")
-        if not self.local_email_enabled and not self.email:
+        if not self.local_email_enabled and not self.email and not (self.state == self.STATE_ARCHIVE):
             raise ValidationError(
                 {'email': (
                     _("There is neither a local email address nor an external"
@@ -1885,4 +1892,3 @@ class EMailAddress(RevMixin, AclMixin, models.Model):
         if "@" in self.local_part:
             raise ValidationError(_("The local part must not contain @."))
         super(EMailAddress, self).clean(*args, **kwargs)
-
diff --git a/users/views.py b/users/views.py
index e3060105..a94a7927 100644
--- a/users/views.py
+++ b/users/views.py
@@ -1034,7 +1034,8 @@ def reset_password(request):
         try:
             user = User.objects.get(
                 pseudo=userform.cleaned_data['pseudo'],
-                email=userform.cleaned_data['email']
+                email=userform.cleaned_data['email'],
+                state__in=[User.STATE_ACTIVE, User.STATE_NOT_YET_ACTIVE],
             )
         except User.DoesNotExist:
             messages.error(request, _("The user doesn't exist."))