diff --git a/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2 b/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2
index 2344a431b1..14bd711f83 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2
+++ b/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "metamta.domain" : "{{ phabricator_mail_domain }}",
   "metamta.reply-handler-domain" : "{{ phabricator_mail_domain }}",
   "metamta.mail-adapter" : "{{ "PhabricatorMailImplementationPHPMailerLiteAdapter" if phabricator_mail_enabled else "PhabricatorMailImplementationTestAdapter"}}",
+  "phpmailer.smtp-host" : "bastion.fedoraproject.org",
   "auth.email-domains" : ["fedoraproject.org"],
   "phabricator.uninstalled-applications" : {
         "PhabricatorApplicationPhame" : true,