diff --git a/dandi/tests/data/dandiarchive-docker/docker-compose.yml b/dandi/tests/data/dandiarchive-docker/docker-compose.yml
index 03ae76d6c..a2fd30bc8 100644
--- a/dandi/tests/data/dandiarchive-docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dandi/tests/data/dandiarchive-docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ services:
       DJANGO_DANDI_API_URL: http://localhost:8000
       DJANGO_DANDI_JUPYTERHUB_URL: https://hub.dandiarchive.org
       DANDI_ALLOW_LOCALHOST_URLS: "1"
+      DJANGO_DANDI_DEV_EMAIL: "test@example.com"
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ services:
       DJANGO_DANDI_API_URL: http://localhost:8000
       DJANGO_DANDI_JUPYTERHUB_URL: https://hub.dandiarchive.org
       DANDI_ALLOW_LOCALHOST_URLS: "1"
+      DJANGO_DANDI_DEV_EMAIL: "test@example.com"
 
   minio:
     image: minio/minio:RELEASE.2022-04-12T06-55-35Z