diff --git a/apprunner.yaml b/apprunner.yaml
index 03235bbd..5248158b 100644
--- a/apprunner.yaml
+++ b/apprunner.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ run:
     - name: DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE
       value: "biospecdb.settings.aws"
   secrets:
+    - name: EMAIL_TIMEOUT
+      value-from: "arn:aws:secretsmanager:eu-west-2:339712857727:secret:EMAIL_TIMEOUT-rwHtBm"
     - name: DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL
       value-from: "arn:aws:secretsmanager:eu-west-2:339712857727:secret:DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL-K52Fqe"
     - name: DB_BSR_HOST
diff --git a/biospecdb/settings/base.py b/biospecdb/settings/base.py
index caf1d1d5..6824621b 100644
--- a/biospecdb/settings/base.py
+++ b/biospecdb/settings/base.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = os.getenv("EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD")
 EMAIL_FROM = f"admin@{HOST_DOMAIN}"
 EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX = os.getenv("EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX")
+EMAIL_TIMEOUT = os.getenv("EMAIL_TIMEOUT")
 
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/topics/i18n/