diff --git a/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py b/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py
index 4b06fe9..08a0774 100644
--- a/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py
+++ b/foerderbarometer/settings_production.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 
 # mails in development go to stdout
-EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
+
+EMAIL_HOST = '10.0.6.25'
+EMAIL_PORT = '25'
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent