diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 385b06885..4711d20ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ Essentially, ensure you have **Volar** enabled, and the built in **TypeScript an
 
 We have a [Maildev](https://github.com/maildev/maildev) container available that you can use to see all e-mails sent out from the app. Make sure your `server` .env file is configured properly to use it:
 
-```bash
+```
 EMAIL=true
-EMAIL_FROM="no-reply@example.org"
+EMAIL_FROM="speckle@speckle.local"
 EMAIL_HOST="localhost"
 EMAIL_PORT="1025"
 ```
diff --git a/docker-compose-speckle.yml b/docker-compose-speckle.yml
index 33519479d..291863c50 100644
--- a/docker-compose-speckle.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-speckle.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ services:
       S3_CREATE_BUCKET: 'true'
       S3_REGION: '' # optional, defaults to 'us-east-1'
       FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_MB: 100
-      EMAIL_FROM: 'no-reply@example.org'
 
   preview-service:
     build:
diff --git a/packages/server/.env-example b/packages/server/.env-example
index 191a08a76..2ec1188b3 100644
--- a/packages/server/.env-example
+++ b/packages/server/.env-example
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ S3_CREATE_BUCKET="true"
 # Emails
 ############################################################
 EMAIL=true
-EMAIL_FROM="no-reply@example.org"
+EMAIL_FROM="speckle@speckle.local"
 EMAIL_HOST="localhost"
 EMAIL_PORT="1025"
 
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/emails/services/sending.ts b/packages/server/modules/emails/services/sending.ts
index c84c60c4b..4ece6bdef 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/emails/services/sending.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/emails/services/sending.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { logger } from '@/logging/logging'
 import { getTransporter } from '@/modules/emails/utils/transporter'
-import { getEmailFromAddress } from '@/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper'
 
 export type SendEmailParams = {
   from?: string
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ export async function sendEmail({
     return false
   }
   try {
-    const emailFrom = getEmailFromAddress()
+    const emailFrom = process.env.EMAIL_FROM || 'no-reply@speckle.systems'
     await transporter.sendMail({
       from: from || `"Speckle" <${emailFrom}>`,
       to,
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper.ts b/packages/server/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper.ts
index 2a8621ac3..dfa449064 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/shared/helpers/envHelper.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export function getFrontendOrigin(forceFe2?: boolean) {
 export function getServerOrigin() {
   if (!process.env.CANONICAL_URL) {
     throw new MisconfiguredEnvironmentError(
-      'Server origin environment variable (CANONICAL_URL) not configured'
+      'Server origin env var (CANONICAL_URL) not configured'
     )
   }
 
@@ -204,12 +204,3 @@ export function getOnboardingStreamCacheBustNumber() {
   const val = process.env.ONBOARDING_STREAM_CACHE_BUST_NUMBER || '1'
   return parseInt(val) || 1
 }
-
-export function getEmailFromAddress() {
-  if (!process.env.EMAIL_FROM) {
-    throw new MisconfiguredEnvironmentError(
-      'Email From environment variable (EMAIL_FROM) is not configured'
-    )
-  }
-  return process.env.EMAIL_FROM
-}
diff --git a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json
index 6639153e4..fd3555f81 100644
--- a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json
+++ b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.schema.json
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "docker_image_tag": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Speckle is published as a Docker Image.  The version of the image which will be deployed is specified by this tag.",
-      "default": "2"
+      "default": "2.13.3"
     },
     "imagePullPolicy": {
       "type": "string",
diff --git a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml
index c338603ed..c3e63b86d 100644
--- a/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml
+++ b/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ ingress:
 ##
 ## @param docker_image_tag Speckle is published as a Docker Image.  The version of the image which will be deployed is specified by this tag.
 ##
-docker_image_tag: '2'
+docker_image_tag: 2.13.3
 
 ## @param imagePullPolicy Determines the conditions when the Docker Images for Speckle should be pulled from the Image registry.
 ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/#image-pull-policy