diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js
index 7ed508e70cd8daf96855461bdca80167a16ff59d..a39537adc4125ddc1e2327c0b3c7aeeb84d1064d 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ module.exports = {
     path: `${__dirname}/mailer`,
     editorialAssistant: 'hindawi+editorial@thinslices.com',
   },
+  SES: {
+    accessKey: process.env.AWS_SES_ACCESS_KEY,
+    secretKey: process.env.AWS_SES_SECRET_KEY,
+    region: process.env.AWS_SES_REGION,
+  },
   publicKeys: ['pubsweet-client', 'authsome', 'validations'],
   statuses: {
     draft: {