diff --git a/ldapcherry/__init__.py b/ldapcherry/__init__.py
index 7ec8252..f687882 100644
--- a/ldapcherry/__init__.py
+++ b/ldapcherry/__init__.py
@@ -748,7 +748,8 @@
         user_roles = tmp['roles']
         user_lonely_groups = tmp['unusedgroups']
         roles_js = json.dumps(display_names, separators=(',',':'))
-        form = self.temp_form.render(attributes=self.attributes.attributes, values=user_attrs, modify=True)
+        key = self.attributes.get_key()
+        form = self.temp_form.render(attributes=self.attributes.attributes, values=user_attrs, modify=True, keyattr=key)
         roles = self.temp_roles.render(roles=self.roles.flatten, graph=self.roles.graph, graph_js=graph_js, roles_js=roles_js, current_roles=user_roles)
         return self.temp_modify.render(form=form, roles=roles, is_admin=is_admin, notification=notification, standalone_groups=user_lonely_groups)
 
diff --git a/resources/templates/form.tmpl b/resources/templates/form.tmpl
index ff38aaf..bf03400 100644
--- a/resources/templates/form.tmpl
+++ b/resources/templates/form.tmpl
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
   %>
 
   <span class="input-group-addon" id="basic-addon1">${attr['display_name']}</span>
-    % if attr['type'] == 'string':
+    % if modify and a == keyattr:
+  <input type="hidden" name="attr.${a}" class="form-control" placeholder="${attr['description']}" aria-describedby="basic-addon1" ${required} ${value}>
+  <span class="form-control" placeholder="${attr['description']}" aria-describedby="basic-addon1">${tmp}</span>
+    % elif attr['type'] == 'string':
   <input type="text"   name="attr.${a}" class="form-control" placeholder="${attr['description']}" aria-describedby="basic-addon1" ${required} ${value}>
     % elif attr['type'] == 'email':
   <input type="email"  name="attr.${a}" class="form-control" placeholder="${attr['description']}" aria-describedby="basic-addon1" ${required} ${value} data-error="email address is invalid">