diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
index bf031d35..7ea188ce 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ ANYMAIL = {
     'MAILGUN_API_KEY': env('DJANGO_MAILGUN_API_KEY'),
     'MAILGUN_SENDER_DOMAIN': env('MAILGUN_SENDER_DOMAIN')
 }
-EMAIL_BACKEND = 'anymail.backends.mailgun.MailgunBackend'
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'anymail.backends.mailgun.EmailBackend'
 
 # TEMPLATE CONFIGURATION
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------