diff --git a/src/open_inwoner/accounts/tests/test_password_reset_view.py b/src/open_inwoner/accounts/tests/test_password_reset_view.py
index 88fc5fcabe..d2e91bd5dc 100644
--- a/src/open_inwoner/accounts/tests/test_password_reset_view.py
+++ b/src/open_inwoner/accounts/tests/test_password_reset_view.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.urls import reverse
 
@@ -5,6 +6,7 @@
 class PasswordResetViewTests(TestCase):
     def test_user_cant_access_the_password_reset_view_more_than_5_times(self):
         url = reverse("admin_password_reset")
+        cache.clear()
 
         for i in range(5):
             response = self.client.get(url)
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