diff --git a/cookbooks/colab/templates/settings.yaml.erb b/cookbooks/colab/templates/settings.yaml.erb
index a69df4f..0a4a11e 100644
--- a/cookbooks/colab/templates/settings.yaml.erb
+++ b/cookbooks/colab/templates/settings.yaml.erb
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ ADMINS: &admin
 
 MANAGERS: *admin
 
+# general Django settings
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL: '<%= node['config']['colab_from_address'] %>'
+
+# colab-specific
 COLAB_FROM_ADDRESS: '<%= node['config']['colab_from_address'] %>'
 SERVER_EMAIL: '<%= node['config']['server_email'] %>'
 
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