diff --git a/roles/docker-bigbluebutton/templates/env.j2 b/roles/docker-bigbluebutton/templates/env.j2
index 69838704..7f70a34b 100644
--- a/roles/docker-bigbluebutton/templates/env.j2
+++ b/roles/docker-bigbluebutton/templates/env.j2
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ SMTP_AUTH=plain
 SMTP_OPENSSL_VERIFY_MODE=none
 SMTP_STARTTLS_AUTO=true
 SMTP_SENDER={{system_email_username}}
+SMTP_SENDER_EMAIL={{system_email_username}}
 
 # Prefix for the applications root URL.
 # Useful for deploying the application to a subdirectory, which is highly recommended