diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 92ff7ecdd..b4ea0cac6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = env("EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD")
 EMAIL_USE_TLS = env.bool("EMAIL_USE_TLS", True)
 EMAIL_USE_SSL = env.bool("EMAIL_USE_SSL", False)
 EMAIL_SENDER_NAME = env("EMAIL_SENDER_NAME", "admin")
-EMAIL_SENDER_DOMAIN = env("EMAIL_SENDER_NAME", DOMAIN)
+EMAIL_SENDER_DOMAIN = env("EMAIL_SENDER_DOMAIN", DOMAIN)
 EMAIL_SENDER = f"{EMAIL_SENDER_NAME}@{EMAIL_SENDER_DOMAIN}"
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)