diff --git a/nsupdate/settings/dev.py b/nsupdate/settings/dev.py
index a52229d..07df282 100644
--- a/nsupdate/settings/dev.py
+++ b/nsupdate/settings/dev.py
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ DEBUG_TOOLBAR_PATCH_SETTINGS = False
 INSTALLED_APPS += (
     'debug_toolbar',
 )
+
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'