diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
index c266c7c..ed38902 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class rhizo_base {
   $rhizomatica_dir = hiera('rhizo::rhizomatica_dir')
   $sq_hlr_path     = hiera('rhizo::sq_hlr_path')
   $use_sip         = hiera('rhizo::use_sip')
+  $advice_email    = hiera('rhizo::advice_email')
 
   # database
   $pgsql_db   = hiera('rhizo::pgsql_db')
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/config_values.py.erb b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/config_values.py.erb
index 92fa227..3f14a9a 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/config_values.py.erb
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/config_values.py.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 rhizomatica_dir = '<%= @rhizomatica_dir %>'
 sq_hlr_path = '<%= @sq_hlr_path %>'
 use_sip = '<%= @use_sip %>'
+advice_email = <%= @advice_email %>
 
 # database
 pgsql_db = '<%= @pgsql_db %>'