diff --git a/etc/easyengine/ee.conf b/etc/easyengine/ee.conf
index 4e6d0361..d9b55bea 100644
--- a/etc/easyengine/ee.conf
+++ b/etc/easyengine/ee.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ wpadminuser =
 # WordPress Default Password: Random Password
 wpadminpass = 
 
-# WordPress Default Email: `whoami`@`hostname -f`
+# WordPress Default Email: `git config user.email`
 wpadminemail = 
 
 # auto-install following plugins on new wordpress sites. Default is nginx-helper.
diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/easyengine b/usr/local/sbin/easyengine
index 5d49bbc2..77e6a5fe 100755
--- a/usr/local/sbin/easyengine
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/easyengine
@@ -850,11 +850,11 @@ EEWPDBSETUP()
 		WPADMINPASS=$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 15 | head -n1)
 	fi
 	
-	# WordPress Default Email: `whoami`@`hostname -f`
+	# WordPress Default Email: `git config user.email`
 	WPADMINEMAIL=$(grep wpadminemail /etc/easyengine/ee.conf | awk '{print($3)}')
 	if [[ $WPADMINEMAIL = "" ]]
 	then
-		WPADMINEMAIL=`whoami`@`hostname -f`
+		WPADMINEMAIL=`git config user.email`
 	fi
 
 	# Create WordPress Tables