diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 3ca17b412..2a2f6a4d1 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ class Config(object):
     MOU_SIGNED_ON_BEHALF_ON_BEHALF_RECEIPT_TEMPLATE_ID = '522b6657-5ca5-4368-a294-6b527703bd0b'
     NOTIFY_INTERNATIONAL_SMS_SENDER = '07984404008'
     LETTERS_VOLUME_EMAIL_TEMPLATE_ID = '11fad854-fd38-4a7c-bd17-805fb13dfc12'
-    DVLA_EMAIL_ADDRESS = os.getenv('DVLA_EMAIL_ADDRESS')
+    # we only need real email in Live environment (production)
+    DVLA_EMAIL_ADDRESS = 'success@simulator.amazonses.com'
 
     BROKER_URL = 'sqs://'
     BROKER_TRANSPORT_OPTIONS = {
@@ -480,7 +481,6 @@ class Test(Development):
     FIRETEXT_URL = 'https://example.com/firetext'
 
     CBC_PROXY_ENABLED = True
-    DVLA_EMAIL_ADDRESS = 'some_email@example.com'
 
 
 class Preview(Config):
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ class Live(Config):
     CRONITOR_ENABLED = True
 
     ENABLED_CBCS = {BroadcastProvider.THREE, BroadcastProvider.O2, BroadcastProvider.VODAFONE}
+    DVLA_EMAIL_ADDRESS = os.getenv('DVLA_EMAIL_ADDRESS')
 
 
 class CloudFoundryConfig(Config):