diff --git a/oeplatform/settings.py b/oeplatform/settings.py
index 1fc14f2ee..812987e43 100644
--- a/oeplatform/settings.py
+++ b/oeplatform/settings.py
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ def external_urls_context_processor(request):
 COMPRESS_MTIME_DELAY = 0
 
 ACCOUNT_USER_MODEL_USERNAME_FIELD = "name"
+ACCOUNT_USER_MODEL_EMAIL_FIELD = "email"
 # ACCOUNT_EMAIL_REQUIRED = True
 # ACCOUNT_USERNAME_REQUIRED = False
 # ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD = 'email'