diff --git a/web/src/dialog_widget.js b/web/src/dialog_widget.js
index 7b74bd403a..f60d111c1c 100644
--- a/web/src/dialog_widget.js
+++ b/web/src/dialog_widget.js
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ export function launch(conf) {
     }
 
     const $submit_button = $dialog.find(".dialog_submit_button");
-    const $send_email_checkbox = $dialog.find(".send_email");
-    const $email_field = $dialog.find(".email_field");
-
-    $email_field.hide();
 
     // This is used to link the submit button with the form, if present, in the modal.
     // This makes it so that submitting this form by pressing Enter on an input element
@@ -143,14 +139,6 @@ export function launch(conf) {
         conf.on_click(e);
     });
 
-    $send_email_checkbox.on("change", () => {
-        if ($send_email_checkbox.is(":checked")) {
-            $email_field.show();
-        } else {
-            $email_field.hide();
-        }
-    });
-
     overlays.open_modal("dialog_widget_modal", {
         autoremove: true,
         on_show() {
diff --git a/web/src/settings_users.js b/web/src/settings_users.js
index 01332c750a..700645b523 100644
--- a/web/src/settings_users.js
+++ b/web/src/settings_users.js
@@ -483,6 +483,20 @@ export function confirm_deactivation(user_id, handle_confirm, loading_spinner) {
             };
             const html_body = render_settings_deactivation_user_modal(opts);
 
+            function set_email_field_visibility() {
+                const $send_email_checkbox = $("#dialog_widget_modal").find(".send_email");
+                const $email_field = $("#dialog_widget_modal").find(".email_field");
+
+                $email_field.hide();
+                $send_email_checkbox.on("change", () => {
+                    if ($send_email_checkbox.is(":checked")) {
+                        $email_field.show();
+                    } else {
+                        $email_field.hide();
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
             dialog_widget.launch({
                 html_heading: $t_html(
                     {defaultMessage: "Deactivate {name}?"},
@@ -493,6 +507,7 @@ export function confirm_deactivation(user_id, handle_confirm, loading_spinner) {
                 html_submit_button: $t_html({defaultMessage: "Deactivate"}),
                 id: "deactivate-user-modal",
                 on_click: handle_confirm,
+                post_render: set_email_field_visibility,
                 loading_spinner,
             });
         },