diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index e8330705..0cb5eb3f 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ db:
 full_refresh: false
 https_only: false
 domain:
+instance_maintainer_email: example@example.com