diff --git a/jeeutil/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/jeeutil/validator/EmailValidator.java b/jeeutil/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/jeeutil/validator/EmailValidator.java
index 4398b9a..17cacf0 100644
--- a/jeeutil/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/jeeutil/validator/EmailValidator.java
+++ b/jeeutil/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/jeeutil/validator/EmailValidator.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public class EmailValidator implements Validator {
             + "(\\.[A-Za-z]{2,})$";
 
     private final Pattern pattern;
-    private Matcher matcher;
 
     public EmailValidator() {
         pattern = Pattern.compile(EMAIL_PATTERN);
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ public class EmailValidator implements Validator {
 
     @Override
     public void validate(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Object value) throws ValidatorException {
-        matcher = pattern.matcher(value.toString());
+        Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(value.toString());
         if (!matcher.matches()) {
             // String summary = context.getApplication().evaluateExpressionGet(context, "#{msgs.email_validation_failed}", String.class);
             // String detail = context.getApplication().evaluateExpressionGet(context, "#{msgs.email_validation_failed_detail}", String.class);
@@ -56,5 +55,10 @@ public class EmailValidator implements Validator {
             throw new ValidatorException(msg);
         }
     }
+    
+    public boolean isValid(String emailAddress) {
+       Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(emailAddress);
+       return matcher.matches();       
+    }
 
 }