diff --git a/admin/uploaduser.php b/admin/uploaduser.php
index 605a53dfd77..5ee0e8a15d2 100755
--- a/admin/uploaduser.php
+++ b/admin/uploaduser.php
@@ -295,7 +295,13 @@ if ($formdata = $mform->is_cancelled()) {
             }
             if (isset($formdata->$field)) {
                 // process templates
-                $user->$field = process_template($formdata->$field, $user);
+                if (is_array($formdata->$field)) {
+                    foreach ($formdata->$field as $k=>$v) {
+                        $user->$field[$k] = process_template($v, $user);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $user->$field = process_template($formdata->$field, $user);
+                }
             }
         }