diff --git a/modules/system/system-behavior.css b/modules/system/system-behavior.css
index 9b72fea76cb5..9dc63497da24 100644
--- a/modules/system/system-behavior.css
+++ b/modules/system/system-behavior.css
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ dl.multiselect .form-item {
 /**
  * Password strength indicator
  */
-#password-strength {
+.password-strength {
   width: 17em;
   float: right;  /* LTR */
   margin-top: 1.4em;
@@ -212,16 +212,16 @@ dl.multiselect .form-item {
 .password-strength-title {
   display: inline;
 }
-#password-strength-text {
+.password-strength-text {
   float: right; /* LTR */
   font-weight: bold;
 }
-#password-indicator {
+.password-indicator {
   background-color: #C4C4C4;
   height: 0.3em;
   width: 100%;
 }
-#password-indicator div {
+.password-indicator div {
   height: 100%;
   width: 0%;
   background-color: #47C965;
diff --git a/modules/user/user.js b/modules/user/user.js
index eab73495e854..50bb849817da 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.js
+++ b/modules/user/user.js
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ Drupal.behaviors.password = {
       var innerWrapper = $(this).parent();
       var outerWrapper = $(this).parent().parent();
 
-      // Add the password strength layers.
-      var passwordStrength = $('span.password-strength', innerWrapper);
-      var passwordResult = $('span.password-result', passwordStrength);
+      // Add identifying class to password element parent.
       innerWrapper.addClass('password-parent');
 
       // Add the password confirmation layer.
@@ -25,10 +23,10 @@ Drupal.behaviors.password = {
       var confirmChild = $('span', confirmResult);
 
       // Add the description box.
-      var passwordMeter = '<div id="password-strength"><div id="password-strength-text" aria-live="assertive"></div><div class="password-strength-title">' + translate.strengthTitle + '</div><div id="password-indicator"><div id="indicator"></div></div></div>';
+      var passwordMeter = '<div class="password-strength"><div class="password-strength-text" aria-live="assertive"></div><div class="password-strength-title">' + translate['strengthTitle'] + '</div><div class="password-indicator"><div class="indicator"></div></div></div>';
       $(confirmInput).parent().after('<div class="password-suggestions description"></div>');
       $(innerWrapper).prepend(passwordMeter);
-      var passwordDescription = $("div.password-suggestions", outerWrapper).hide();
+      var passwordDescription = $('div.password-suggestions', outerWrapper).hide();
 
       // Check the password strength.
       var passwordCheck = function () {
@@ -50,10 +48,10 @@ Drupal.behaviors.password = {
         }
 
         // Adjust the length of the strength indicator.
-        $('#indicator').css('width', result.strength + '%');
+        $(innerWrapper).find('.indicator').css('width', result.strength + '%');
 
         // Update the strength indication text.
-        $("#password-strength-text").html(result.indicatorText);
+        $(innerWrapper).find('.password-strength-text').html(result.indicatorText);
 
         passwordCheckMatch();
       };
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index c07aa1461c20..3b3c6b2b44a1 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -3361,7 +3361,12 @@ function user_form_process_password_confirm($element) {
   );
 
   $element['#attached']['js'][] = drupal_get_path('module', 'user') . '/user.js';
-  $element['#attached']['js'][] = array('data' => $js_settings, 'type' => 'setting');
+  // Ensure settings are only added once per page.
+  static $already_added = FALSE;
+  if (!$already_added) {
+    $already_added = TRUE;
+    $element['#attached']['js'][] = array('data' => $js_settings, 'type' => 'setting');
+  }
 
   return $element;
 }