diff --git a/backend/.env.test_email b/backend/.env.test_email
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-EMAIL=true
-EMAIL_TEST_MODUS=false
-EMAIL_TLS=false
-# for testing password reset
-EMAIL_CODE_REQUEST_TIME=1