diff --git a/pipeline/base.py b/pipeline/base.py
index e707d3f..a8048dc 100644
--- a/pipeline/base.py
+++ b/pipeline/base.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def __init__(self, config, data, enable_log=False, use_hisat2=False):
         self.qsub_mcxdeblast = shlex.split(self.cp['TOOLS']['qsub_mcxdeblast'].strip('\''))
 
         self.genomes = self.dp['GLOBAL']['genomes'].split(';')
-        self.email = None if self.dp['GLOBAL']['email'] == 'None' else self.cp['DEFAULT']['email']
+        self.email = None if self.dp['GLOBAL']['email'] == 'None' else self.dp['GLOBAL']['email']
 
         self.enable_log = enable_log
         self.use_hisat2 = use_hisat2