diff --git a/app/controllers/api/account.php b/app/controllers/api/account.php
index 07b88210c..4b3948be7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/account.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/account.php
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ App::post('/v1/account/sessions/email')
                 'secret' => Auth::hash($secret), // One way hash encryption to protect DB leak
                 'userAgent' => $request->getUserAgent('UNKNOWN'),
                 'ip' => $request->getIP(),
-                'factors' => ['email'],
+                'factors' => ['password'],
                 'countryCode' => ($record) ? \strtolower($record['country']['iso_code']) : '--',
                 'expire' => DateTime::addSeconds(new \DateTime(), $duration)
             ],