diff --git a/datastore_server/dist/etc/log.xml b/datastore_server/dist/etc/log.xml
index f9104bc9f0a7755d3daa16d106cc174a8537b9a6..e4cc9969e48b3061881f119355e0a04c68e66af3 100644
--- a/datastore_server/dist/etc/log.xml
+++ b/datastore_server/dist/etc/log.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <param name="BufferSize" value="512" />
     <param name="SMTPHost" value="localhost" />
     <param name="From" value="datastore_server@localhost" />
-    <param name="To" value="root@localhost" />
+    <param name="To" value="openbis@localhost" />
     <param name="Subject" value="ATTENTION: etl server" />
     <param name="EvaluatorClass" value="ch.systemsx.cisd.common.logging.AlwaysTrueTriggeringEventEvaluator" />
 
diff --git a/openbis/dist/server/etc/log.xml b/openbis/dist/server/etc/log.xml
index 1932d6457640feb415c10f531acdda2f6370dd4a..e806ca7986a35e36f5fcd0b4aacfbe7454acb202 100644
--- a/openbis/dist/server/etc/log.xml
+++ b/openbis/dist/server/etc/log.xml
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
 
         <param name="BufferSize" value="512" />
         <param name="SMTPHost" value="localhost" />
-        <param name="From" value="dmc@localhost" />
-        <param name="To" value="root@localhost" />
+        <param name="From" value="openbis@localhost" />
+        <param name="To" value="openbis@localhost" />
         <param name="Subject" value="ATTENTION: openBIS Server" />
         <param name="EvaluatorClass"
             value="ch.systemsx.cisd.common.logging.AlwaysTrueTriggeringEventEvaluator" />