diff --git a/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.authentication.server.controller.js b/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.authentication.server.controller.js
index d822d692e5..b477785410 100644
--- a/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.authentication.server.controller.js
+++ b/modules/users/server/controllers/users/users.authentication.server.controller.js
@@ -160,12 +160,16 @@ exports.saveOAuthUserProfile = function (req, providerUserProfile, done) {
               lastName: providerUserProfile.lastName,
               username: availableUsername,
               displayName: providerUserProfile.displayName,
-              email: providerUserProfile.email,
               profileImageURL: providerUserProfile.profileImageURL,
               provider: providerUserProfile.provider,
               providerData: providerUserProfile.providerData
             });
 
+            // Email intentionally added later to allow defaults (sparse settings) to be applid.
+            // Handles case where no email is supplied.
+            // See comment: https://github.com/meanjs/mean/pull/1495#issuecomment-246090193
+            user.email = providerUserProfile.email;
+
             // And save the user
             user.save(function (err) {
               return done(err, user, info);