diff --git a/lib/safira/accounts/user.ex b/lib/safira/accounts/user.ex
index 6b6357c85..d3e1a9d4e 100644
--- a/lib/safira/accounts/user.ex
+++ b/lib/safira/accounts/user.ex
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ defmodule Safira.Accounts.User do
   """
   def registration_changeset(user, attrs, opts \\ []) do
     user
-    |> cast(attrs, @required_fields ++ @optional_fields)
-    |> validate_required(@required_fields |> Enum.reject(&(&1 in [:email, :password, :handle])))
+    |> cast(attrs, (@required_fields ++ @optional_fields) -- [:type])
+    |> validate_required(
+      @required_fields
+      |> Enum.reject(&(&1 in [:email, :password, :handle, :type]))
+    )
     |> validate_email(opts)
     |> validate_handle()
     |> validate_password(opts)
diff --git a/test/safira/accounts_test.exs b/test/safira/accounts_test.exs
index 4231aeed3..26e555696 100644
--- a/test/safira/accounts_test.exs
+++ b/test/safira/accounts_test.exs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ defmodule Safira.AccountsTest do
   describe "change_user_registration/2" do
     test "returns a changeset" do
       assert %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset = Accounts.change_user_registration(%User{})
-      assert changeset.required == [:password, :handle, :email, :name, :type]
+      assert changeset.required == [:password, :handle, :email, :name]
     end
 
     test "allows fields to be set" do