diff --git a/api/catalog/settings.py b/api/catalog/settings.py
index 4778420c7..ae09c82e7 100644
--- a/api/catalog/settings.py
+++ b/api/catalog/settings.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 
 EMAIL_SENDER = config("EMAIL_SENDER", default="")
 EMAIL_HOST = config("EMAIL_HOST", default="")
-EMAIL_PORT = config("EMAIL_PORT", default=25, cast=int)
+EMAIL_PORT = config("EMAIL_PORT", default=587, cast=int)
 EMAIL_HOST_USER = config("EMAIL_HOST_USER", default="")
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = config("EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD", default="")
 EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX = "[noreply]"