diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 200c1ceabe..ef5c616994 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ def default_config(name, parse=False):
         "worker_replication_url": "",
         "worker_app": None,
         "email_enable_notifs": False,
+        "email_smtp_host": "somehost",
+        "email_smtp_port": 25,
+        "email_notif_from": "someone <someone@example.com>",
         "block_non_admin_invites": False,
         "federation_domain_whitelist": None,
         "filter_timeline_limit": 5000,