diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index cff9a5f76..10b65bb8e 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ android {
             useProguard true
             shrinkResources true
             buildConfigField "String", "PRIVILEGED_EXTENSION_PACKAGE_NAME", privilegedExtensionApplicationId
+            buildConfigField "String", "ACRA_REPORT_EMAIL", '"reports@f-droid.org"' // String needs both quotes
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
             testProguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro', 'src/androidTest/proguard-rules.pro'
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java
index 7cb4482a7..7d2ddf1c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ import java.security.Security;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-@ReportsCrashes(mailTo = "reports@f-droid.org",
+@ReportsCrashes(mailTo = BuildConfig.ACRA_REPORT_EMAIL,
         mode = ReportingInteractionMode.DIALOG,
         reportDialogClass = org.fdroid.fdroid.acra.CrashReportActivity.class,
         reportSenderFactoryClasses = org.fdroid.fdroid.acra.CrashReportSenderFactory.class,