diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 20b33616..0ded43ef 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ GOOGLE_LOGIN_REDIRECT_URI=${GOOGLE_LOGIN_REDIRECT_URI:-http://localhost:3040}
 SECRET_KEY=${SECRET_KEY:-SUPERSECRETKEY__xxxxxxxyyyyyyyyyzzzzzzz}
 EXTRA_CORS_ORIGINS=${EXTRA_CORS_ORIGINS:-["http://localhost:3040"]}
 BACKEND_URL=${BACKEND_URL:-http://localhost:8000}
+FRONTEND_URL=${FRONTEND_URL:-http://localhost:3040}
 DEBUG=${DEBUG:-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,
                 )