diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-turtl b/src/freedombone-app-turtl
index 8ab25852..0e0c95b0 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-turtl
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-turtl
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ function turtl_setup {
         FQDN=${FQDN:-$TURTL_ONION_HOSTNAME}
         SITE_URL=${SITE_URL:-http://$TURTL_ONION_HOSTNAME}
     fi
-    ADMIN_EMAIL=${ADMIN_EMAIL:-$MY_USERNAME@$DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME}
+    ADMIN_EMAIL=${ADMIN_EMAIL:-$MY_EMAIL_ADDRESS}
     EMAIL_FROM=${EMAIL_FROM:-noreply@$DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME}
     SMTP_USER=${SMTP_USER:-}
     SMTP_PASS=${SMTP_PASS:-}