diff --git a/web/root/newuser.ssjs b/web/root/newuser.ssjs
index 4d4a93e8f48e44d827523df14c474d361c9ed0e5..9f424aff0be6d8fbc9e6e34d348686afa0efb076 100644
--- a/web/root/newuser.ssjs
+++ b/web/root/newuser.ssjs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var maxlengths={alias:25,name:25,handle:8,netmail:60,address:30,location:30,zipc
 var err=0;
 template.err_message='';
 var gender='';
-var pwchars='ACDEFHJKLMNPQRTUVWXY3479!?-=+&%*()';
+var pwchars='ACDEFHJKLMNPQRTUVWXY3479!?-=+&*()';	// Removed '%', rswindell
 var newpw='';
 template.title=system.name+" new user signup";