diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 5d0702621..1f547b1dc 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ mail-from:
   email:        "_env:MAILFROM_EMAIL:uniworx@localhost"
 mail-object-domain: "_env:MAILOBJECT_DOMAIN:localhost"
 mail-use-replyto-instead-sender: "_env:MAIL_USES_REPLYTO:true"
-#mail-reroute-to: 
-#  name:         "_env:MAIL_REROUTE_TO_NAME:Steffen Jost"
-#  email:        "_env:MAIL_REROUTE_TO_EMAL:jost@tcs.ifi.lmu.de"
+mail-reroute-to: 
+ name:         "_env:MAIL_REROUTE_TO_NAME:"
+ email:        "_env:MAIL_REROUTE_TO_EMAIL:"
 #mail-verp:
 #  separator:    "_env:VERP_SEPARATOR:+"
 #  prefix:       "_env:VERP_PREFIX:bounce"
diff --git a/src/Settings.hs b/src/Settings.hs
index d32833521..2d5ab05de 100644
--- a/src/Settings.hs
+++ b/src/Settings.hs
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ instance FromJSON AppSettings where
         appMailVerp               <- fromMaybe VerpNone . join <$> (o .:? "mail-verp" <|> pure Nothing)
         appMailRetainSent         <- o .: "mail-retain-sent"
         appMailSupport            <- o .: "mail-support"
-        appMailRerouteTo          <- o .:? "mail-reroute-to"
+        appMailRerouteTo          <- join <$> (o .:? "mail-reroute-to" <|> pure Nothing)
 
         appJobWorkers             <- o .:  "job-workers"
         appJobFlushInterval       <- o .:? "job-flush-interval"
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 47701a357..f5c21989f 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export RIBBON=${RIBBON:-${__HOST:-localhost}}
 export APPROOT=${APPROOT:-http://localhost:$((${PORT_OFFSET:-0} + 3000))}
 export AVSPASS=${AVSPASS:-nopasswordset}
 export PATH=${PATH:/home/jost/projects/fradrive} 
+export MAIL_REROUTE_TO_NAME='Steffen Jost'
+export MAIL_REROUTE_TO_EMAIL=jost@tcs.ifi.lmu.de
 unset HOST
 
 move-back() {