diff --git a/gnu/services/web.scm b/gnu/services/web.scm
index 3ac7b7f52c..075140816a 100644
--- a/gnu/services/web.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/web.scm
@@ -1436,6 +1436,10 @@ (define (create-__init__.py filename)
           allowed-hosts))
 "]
 
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = '" #$default-from-email "'
+SERVER_EMAIL = DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL
+NOTIFICATION_FROM_EMAIL = DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL
+
 ADMINS = [
 " #$(string-concatenate
      (map (match-lambda