diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 52dbc2b20..146d4fff4 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ EMAIL_PORT = env("EMAIL_PORT", 587)
 EMAIL_HOST_USER = env("EMAIL_HOST_USER")
 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)
 DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "admin@{:s}".format(env("DOMAIN"))
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
diff --git a/celerywyrm/settings.py b/celerywyrm/settings.py
index 7947cb1c4..a9f46f086 100644
--- a/celerywyrm/settings.py
+++ b/celerywyrm/settings.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ EMAIL_PORT = env("EMAIL_PORT")
 EMAIL_HOST_USER = env("EMAIL_HOST_USER")
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = env("EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD")
 EMAIL_USE_TLS = env.bool("EMAIL_USE_TLS")
+EMAIL_USE_SSL = env.bool("EMAIL_USE_SSL")
 
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)