diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/ws.py b/ippisite/ippidb/ws.py
index 475ee1ecf70fe16092582ca5554fd11c33a702ca..89beec187338d6df183c4f3fcdbe8b43211994d3 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/ws.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/ws.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def get_taxonomy_info(taxonomy_id: str) -> dict:
     :return: Taxon metadata (scientific name).
     :rtype: dict
     """
-    eu = EUtils()
+    eu = EUtils(email=settings.EUTILS_EMAIL)
     r = eu.EFetch("taxonomy", taxonomy_id, retmode="dict")
     scientific_name = r["TaxaSet"]["Taxon"]["ScientificName"]
     return {"scientific_name": scientific_name}