diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b7514e2c..dc6c5334 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ htmlcov/
 .pybuilder/
 
 # Storefronts
-.astro/
-.nuxt/
+node_modules/
+nuxt/
+next/
 
 # Celery
 celerybeat-schedule
diff --git a/core/utils/emailing.py b/core/utils/emailing.py
index 750dd6e3..a1ec3c9e 100644
--- a/core/utils/emailing.py
+++ b/core/utils/emailing.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def contact_us_email(contact_info):
                 "config": config,
             },
         ),
-        to=[config.EMAIL_HOST_USER],
+        to=[config.EMAIL_FROM],
         from_email=f"{config.PROJECT_NAME} <{config.EMAIL_FROM}>",
         connection=connection,
     )