diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 230eed1..b1a0f3f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ django==4.2.5
 django-bootstrap5==23.3
 django-extensions==3.2.3
 black==23.9.1
+python-decouple==3.8
diff --git a/trustchain_idhub/settings.py b/trustchain_idhub/settings.py
index 42713e1..c0af4ff 100644
--- a/trustchain_idhub/settings.py
+++ b/trustchain_idhub/settings.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/settings/
 For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/
 """
+import os
+
+from ast import literal_eval
 
 from pathlib import Path
 from django.contrib.messages import constants as messages
@@ -66,7 +69,6 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django_extensions',
     'django_bootstrap5',
     'idhub'
-    'emails'
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [