diff --git a/later42/settings.py b/later42/settings.py
index 1dd70af..efe8932 100644
--- a/later42/settings.py
+++ b/later42/settings.py
@@ -160,4 +160,12 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
 
 URLS_PER_PAGE = 20
 READABILITY_HOST = os.getenv('READABILITY_HOST', None)
-EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
+
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
+if DEBUG:
+    EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
+EMAIL_USE_TLS = os.getenv('EMAIL_USE_TLS', 'False')
+EMAIL_HOST = os.getenv('EMAIL_HOST', 'smtp')
+EMAIL_HOST_USER = os.getenv('EMAIL_HOST_USER', 'user')
+EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = os.getenv('EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD', 'password')
+EMAIL_PORT = os.getenv('EMAIL_PORT', '25')