diff --git a/lib/params/base_validator.rb b/lib/params/base_validator.rb
index 8075a126..29c1985f 100644
--- a/lib/params/base_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/params/base_validator.rb
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ module Params
     def email_format(params, key, message: nil)
       return if params.blank?
       return if params[key].blank?
+      return if params[key].to_s.include?('<')
 
-      if params[key].to_s.strip.split(/\s*[;,]\s*/).all? { |email| EmailTypo::DotCom.call(email).match?(EMAIL_REGEXP) }
+      if params[key].to_s.strip.split(/\s*[;,]\s*/).compact_blank
+                    .all? { |email| EmailTypo::DotCom.call(email).match?(EMAIL_REGEXP) }
         return
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/params/base_validator_spec.rb b/spec/lib/params/base_validator_spec.rb
index c7152bda..5a00e188 100644
--- a/spec/lib/params/base_validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/params/base_validator_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RSpec.describe Params::BaseValidator do
       emails = [
         '  john.doe@example.com  ',
         'john.doe@example.com',
+        'Test <john.doe@example.com>',
         'jane+newsletter@domain.org',
         'mike_smith@company.net',
         'lisa-wong@sub.example.co.uk',
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ RSpec.describe Params::BaseValidator do
 
     it 'when multiple emails are valid' do
       emails = [
-
         'john.doe@example.com, jane.doe+newsletter@domain.org',
         'joshua@automobile.car ; chloe+fashion@food.delivery',
         'mike-smith@company.net;lisa.wong-sales@sub.example.co.uk',
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ RSpec.describe Params::BaseValidator do
 
     it 'when multiple emails are invalid' do
       emails = [
-        'jone@gmail.com, ,mike@gmail.com',
         'john.doe@example.com  dave@nonprofit.org',
-        '; oliver.scott@example.com',
         'amy.baker@ example.com, george.morris@ example.com',
         'jenny.king@example.com . diana.robinson@example.com',
         'nancy.davis@.com, henry.ford@.com',