diff --git a/djing/local_settings.py.template b/djing/local_settings.py.template
index 88df9a2..c8beba6 100644
--- a/djing/local_settings.py.template
+++ b/djing/local_settings.py.template
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'YOUR-EMAIL@mailserver.com'
 EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.mailserver.com'
 EMAIL_PORT = 587
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'password'
-EMAIL_USE_SSL = True
+EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
diff --git a/djing/settings.py b/djing/settings.py
index c564215..d98bba4 100644
--- a/djing/settings.py
+++ b/djing/settings.py
@@ -216,6 +216,6 @@ EMAIL_HOST_USER = local_settings.EMAIL_HOST_USER
 EMAIL_HOST = local_settings.EMAIL_HOST
 EMAIL_PORT = local_settings.EMAIL_PORT
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = local_settings.EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD
-EMAIL_USE_SSL = getattr(local_settings, 'EMAIL_USE_SSL', True)
+EMAIL_USE_TLS = getattr(local_settings, 'EMAIL_USE_TLS', True)
 
 SERVER_EMAIL = EMAIL_HOST_USER