diff --git a/pages/account/3.php b/pages/account/3.php
index 2e04171..c6c7004 100644
--- a/pages/account/3.php
+++ b/pages/account/3.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <? /*
     LibreSSL - CAcert web application
-    Copyright (C) 2004-2008  CAcert Inc.
+    Copyright (C) 2004-2024  CAcert Inc.
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -103,9 +103,8 @@
       ?>
       <tr>
         <td class="DataTD" colspan="2" align="left">
-          <input type="radio" id="root1" name="rootcert" value="1" /> <label for="root1"><?=_("Sign by class 1 root certificate")?></label><br />
-          <input type="radio" id="root2" name="rootcert" value="2" checked="checked"/> <label for="root2"><?= _("Sign by class 3 root certificate") ?></label><br/>
-          <?= str_replace("\n", "<br />\n", wordwrap(_("Please note: If you use a certificate signed by the class 3 root, the class 3 root certificate needs to be imported into your email program as well as the class 1 root certificate so your email program can build a full trust path chain."), 125 ) ) ?>
+          <input type="hidden" id="root2" name="rootcert" value="2" checked="checked"/> <label for="root2"><?= _("Sign by class 3 root certificate") ?></label><br/>
+          <?= str_replace("\n", "<br />\n", wordwrap(_("Please note: both the class 1 and class 3 root certificates need to be imported into your email program so that your email program can build a full trust path chain."), 125 ) ) ?>
         </td>
       </tr>
 <? } ?>