diff --git a/pinaxcon/settings.py b/pinaxcon/settings.py
index 2fd05ed3ed5b51894719bbc3804189515e0761cd..c1aed7b0d573eb5bff512761fde81724d2a173bb 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/settings.py
+++ b/pinaxcon/settings.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if from_email is not None:
     DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = from_email
     SERVER_EMAIL = DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL
 
-THEME_CONTACT_EMAIL = os.environ.get("THEME_CONTACT_EMAIL", None)
+THEME_CONTACT_EMAIL = os.environ.get("THEME_CONTACT_EMAIL", from_email)
 
 # Local time zone for this installation. Choices can be found here:
 # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_zones_by_name