diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa1.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa1.py
index 2f8ad5fca..8e8f4379c 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa1.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa1.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from os import environ
 GIT_BRANCH_TO_PUBLISH_TO = environ.get("GIT_BRANCH_TO_PUBLISH_TO", default="qa2")
 GIT_USERNAME = environ.get("GIT_USERNAME", default="sartography-automated-committer")
 GIT_USER_EMAIL = environ.get(
-    "GIT_USER_EMAIL", default="sartography-automated-committer@users.noreply.github.com"
+    "GIT_USER_EMAIL", default=f"{GIT_USERNAME}@users.noreply.github.com"
 )
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME = environ.get(
     "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME", default="qa1.yml"