diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 4ffa50218..7def8f489 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ X_FRAME_OPTIONS = "DENY"
 EMAIL_BACKEND = env(
     "DJANGO_EMAIL_BACKEND", default="django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend"
 )
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/settings/#email-timeout
+EMAIL_TIMEOUT = 5
 
 # ADMIN
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------