diff --git a/email/Email.php b/email/Email.php
index 90f040477..714650bb9 100644
--- a/email/Email.php
+++ b/email/Email.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class Email extends ViewableData {
 	 * @var string The default administrator email address. 
 	 * This will be set in the config on a site-by-site basis
 	 */
-	private static $admin_email_address = '';
+	private static $admin_email = '';
 
 	/**
  	 * Send every email generated by the Email class to the given address.