diff --git a/applications/welcome/models/db.py b/applications/welcome/models/db.py
index 3efe2377..27dcdf14 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/models/db.py
+++ b/applications/welcome/models/db.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ auth.define_tables(username=False, signature=False)
 
 ## configure email
 mail = auth.settings.mailer
-mail.settings.server = 'logging' if request.is_local else myconf.take('smtp.sender')
+mail.settings.server = 'logging' if request.is_local else myconf.take('smtp.server')
 mail.settings.sender = myconf.take('smtp.sender')
 mail.settings.login = myconf.take('smtp.login')