diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 69587780..4e227dd9 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ REDIS_PORT=6379
 # -------------------
 
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.1/ref/settings/#email-host
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL=user@localhost
 EMAIL_HOST=localhost
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=password
-EMAIL_HOST_USER=user
+EMAIL_HOST_USER=user@localhost
 EMAIL_PORT=25
 EMAIL_USE_TLS=False
 EMAIL_USE_SSL=False
diff --git a/config/settings/production.py b/config/settings/production.py
index 9f152b32..e076be2f 100644
--- a/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/config/settings/production.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 CSRF_COOKIE_NAME = "__Secure-csrftoken"
 
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = env.str("DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL")
 EMAIL_HOST = env.str("EMAIL_HOST")
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = env.str("EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD")
 EMAIL_HOST_USER = env.str("EMAIL_HOST_USER")