diff --git a/src/open_inwoner/conf/base.py b/src/open_inwoner/conf/base.py
index f3c0f9af60..594ab93af1 100644
--- a/src/open_inwoner/conf/base.py
+++ b/src/open_inwoner/conf/base.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 EMAIL_USE_TLS = config("EMAIL_USE_TLS", default=False)
 EMAIL_TIMEOUT = 10
 
-DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "openinwoner@maykinmedia.nl"
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = config("DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL", default="openinwoner@maykinmedia.nl")
 
 #
 # LOGGING