diff --git a/lib/validate.js b/lib/validate.js
index 77615b86..14794de9 100644
--- a/lib/validate.js
+++ b/lib/validate.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ const nameValidator = string()
 const intValidator = number().typeError('must be a number').integer('must be whole')
 const floatValidator = number().typeError('must be a number')
 
-const lightningAddressValidator = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
+export const lightningAddressValidator = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
   ? string().or(
     [string().matches(/^[\w_]+@localhost:\d+$/), string().email()],
     'address is no good')
@@ -303,17 +303,6 @@ export function advSchema (args) {
   })
 }
 
-export function lnAddrAutowithdrawSchema ({ me } = {}) {
-  return object({
-    address: lightningAddressValidator.required('required').test({
-      name: 'address',
-      test: addr => !addr.endsWith('@stacker.news'),
-      message: 'automated withdrawals must be external'
-    }),
-    ...autowithdrawSchemaMembers
-  })
-}
-
 export function CLNAutowithdrawSchema ({ me } = {}) {
   return object({
     socket: string().socket().required('required'),
diff --git a/lib/wallet.js b/lib/wallet.js
index 1882e110..540edd4a 100644
--- a/lib/wallet.js
+++ b/lib/wallet.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { array, object, string } from 'yup'
-import { autowithdrawSchemaMembers, hexOrBase64Validator } from '@/lib/validate'
+import { autowithdrawSchemaMembers, hexOrBase64Validator, lightningAddressValidator } from '@/lib/validate'
 import { TOR_REGEXP } from '@/lib/url'
 
 export function generateResolverName (walletField) {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function generateSchema (wallet) {
 
     let validator
 
-    const stringTypes = ['url', 'string']
+    const stringTypes = ['url', 'string', 'email']
 
     if (stringTypes.includes(validationType)) {
       validator = string()
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export function generateSchema (wallet) {
           })
     }
 
+    if (validationType === 'email') validator = lightningAddressValidator
+
     if (words) {
       validator = array()
         .transform(function (value, originalValue) {
diff --git a/wallets/lightning-address/index.js b/wallets/lightning-address/index.js
index 8df1fa91..31618258 100644
--- a/wallets/lightning-address/index.js
+++ b/wallets/lightning-address/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { lnAddrAutowithdrawSchema } from '@/lib/validate'
-
 export const name = 'lightning-address'
 export const shortName = 'lnAddr'
 
@@ -8,7 +6,12 @@ export const fields = [
     name: 'address',
     label: 'lightning address',
     type: 'text',
-    autoComplete: 'off'
+    autoComplete: 'off',
+    validate: {
+      type: 'email',
+      test: addr => !addr.endsWith('@stacker.news'),
+      message: 'automated withdrawals must be external'
+    }
   }
 ]
 
@@ -18,8 +21,6 @@ export const card = {
   badges: ['receive only', 'non-custodialish']
 }
 
-export const schema = lnAddrAutowithdrawSchema
-
 export const walletType = 'LIGHTNING_ADDRESS'
 
 export const walletField = 'walletLightningAddress'