diff --git a/symposion_project/settings.py b/symposion_project/settings.py
index 087f8c77fa00dc977430d09c3477ec451b177568..96f22d338317a707ab39530d5b66c9c3968cfb44 100644
--- a/symposion_project/settings.py
+++ b/symposion_project/settings.py
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ ACCOUNT_LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = "dashboard"
 ACCOUNT_LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = "home"
 ACCOUNT_USER_DISPLAY = lambda user: user.email
 
-# AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
-#     "pinax.apps.account.auth_backends.AuthenticationBackend",
-# ]
+AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
+    "account.auth_backends.EmailAuthenticationBackend",
+]
 
 LOGIN_URL = "/account/login/" # @@@ any way this can be a url name?