diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 19e6f0e1..cc8f03f8 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=${GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET:-GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET_GOES_HERE}
 GOOGLE_LOGIN_REDIRECT_URI=${GOOGLE_LOGIN_REDIRECT_URI:-http://localhost:3040}
 SECRET_KEY=${SECRET_KEY:-SUPERSECRETKEY__xxxxxxxyyyyyyyyyzzzzzzz}
 EXTRA_CORS_ORIGINS=${EXTRA_CORS_ORIGINS:-["http://localhost:3040"]}
+FRONTEND_URL=${FRONTEND_URL:-http://localhost:3040}
 DEBUG=${DEBUG:-True}
 ## SMTP CONFIG ##
 SMTP_TLS=${SMTP_TLS:-True}
diff --git a/src/backend/app/tasks/task_routes.py b/src/backend/app/tasks/task_routes.py
index 0839ab08..114f5789 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/tasks/task_routes.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/tasks/task_routes.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ async def new_event(
                 )
                 background_tasks.add_task(
                     send_notification_email,
-                    user_data.email,
+                    author["email_address"],
                     "Request for mapping",
                     html_content,
                 )