diff --git a/ponyconf/settings.py b/ponyconf/settings.py
index c41d590..7725bd8 100644
--- a/ponyconf/settings.py
+++ b/ponyconf/settings.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ CACHES = {
 SELECT2_CACHE_BACKEND = 'select2'
 
 SERVER_EMAIL = 'ponyconf@example.com'
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = SERVER_EMAIL
 EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
 EMAIL_HOST = 'localhost'
 EMAIL_PORT = 25