diff --git a/config/application.yml.example b/config/application.yml.example
index a75a3b3015..27dafdd5e9 100644
--- a/config/application.yml.example
+++ b/config/application.yml.example
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ CHECKOUT_ZONE: Australia
 # Find currency codes at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217.
 CURRENCY: AUD
 
+# The whenever gem can set the `MAILTO` variable for our cron jobs.
+# You can define an email address to notify if any job outputs something.
+# But you need a working mail server setup so that the message is delivered.
+# See: config/schedule.rb
+#SCHEDULE_NOTIFICATIONS: admin@example.com
+
 # SingleSignOn login for Discourse
 #
 # DISCOURSE_SSO_SECRET should be a random string. It must be the same as provided to your Discourse instance.
diff --git a/config/schedule.rb b/config/schedule.rb
index acc39d2701..0a868df405 100644
--- a/config/schedule.rb
+++ b/config/schedule.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ require 'whenever'
 
 # Learn more: http://github.com/javan/whenever
 
-env "MAILTO", "rohan@rohanmitchell.com"
+app_config = YAML.load_file(File.join(__dir__, 'application.yml'))
 
+env "MAILTO", app_config["SCHEDULE_NOTIFICATIONS"] if app_config["SCHEDULE_NOTIFICATIONS"]
 
 # If we use -e with a file containing specs, rspec interprets it and filters out our examples
 job_type :run_file, "cd :path; :environment_variable=:environment bundle exec script/rails runner :task :output"