diff --git a/flux2/apps/wordpress/wordpress-values-configmap.yaml b/flux2/apps/wordpress/wordpress-values-configmap.yaml
index db2261fd8e698e8bf00b4a3c0dff32e6b5d61ed0..18d1c6591c6c21e5d1cc503038a2583791ea3cc5 100644
--- a/flux2/apps/wordpress/wordpress-values-configmap.yaml
+++ b/flux2/apps/wordpress/wordpress-values-configmap.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ data:
         adm:
           usid: admin
           pssw: "${wordpress_admin_password}"
+          email: "${admin_email}"
       site:
         # NOTE: Make sure you use underscore and that the localisation is in full caps
         locale: en_US