diff --git a/docker/settings.py b/docker/settings.py
index 6f9344d..11613c1 100644
--- a/docker/settings.py
+++ b/docker/settings.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 RESTCLIENTS_MDOT_HOST = os.getenv("RESTCLIENTS_MDOT_HOST", None)
 RESTCLIENTS_CA_BUNDLE = '/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt'
 
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'project.mail.backends.EmailBackend'
 EMAIL_HOST = os.getenv("EMAIL_HOST")
 
 MDOT_HELP_EMAIL = os.getenv(