diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/CommunicationsUtils.java b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/CommunicationsUtils.java
index 2484b1e16babe1bd61b1b0fe5fcb450b45855555..3228611feddbb27bb993517aede040d4b4677bca 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/CommunicationsUtils.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/CommunicationsUtils.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public static String normalizeEmailAddress(String emailAddress) throws InvalidAc
 			throw new InvalidAccountIDException(String.format("Input string is not a valid email address: %s", emailAddress));
 		}
 
-		return emailAddress.toLowerCase().trim();
+		return emailAddress.toLowerCase().replace(";", "").trim();
 	}
 
 	/**