diff --git a/gregsite/settings/dev.py b/gregsite/settings/dev.py
index 2bd8f2c2d0760c0408ea93f1cad32f7048be3923..5a9f580727287db9ec93e50da1989f0f6f084902 100644
--- a/gregsite/settings/dev.py
+++ b/gregsite/settings/dev.py
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ from .base import *
 # This is the default configuration file when running manage.py
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS += ["localhost", "127.0.0.1"]
-EMAIL_HOST = "smtp.uio.no"
-EMAIL_PORT = "468"
-EMAIL_USE_SSL = True
-EMAIL_TIMEOUT = 2
-DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "noreply@uio.no"
+# EMAIL_HOST = "smtp.uio.no"
+# EMAIL_PORT = "468"
+# EMAIL_USE_SSL = True
+# EMAIL_TIMEOUT = 2
+# DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "noreply@uio.no"
+EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend"
 
 try:
     from .local import *