diff --git a/scidash/main/settings.py b/scidash/main/settings.py
index f5eaf596..8a9c1f21 100644
--- a/scidash/main/settings.py
+++ b/scidash/main/settings.py
@@ -232,7 +232,14 @@
 
 LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
 
-EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
+
+EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
+EMAIL_PORT = 465
+EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'user here'
+EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'password here'
+EMAIL_USE_SSL = True
+
 POPULATE_USERS = True
 
 DOWNLOADED_MODEL_DIR = os.path.join(