BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
# SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = os.environ['DEBUG']
+# NOTE: os.environ only returns strings, so making a comparison to
+# 'True' here will convert it to the correct Boolean value.
+DEBUG = os.environ['DEBUG'] == 'True'
# Application definition
EMAIL_HOST_USER = os.environ['EMAIL_HOST_USER']
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = os.environ['EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD']
EMAIL_USE_TLS=True
+DEFAULT_EMAIL_FROM = os.environ.get('DEFAULT_EMAIL_FROM', 'webmaster@localhost')