diff --git a/cms/envs/aws.py b/cms/envs/aws.py
index d4bc7fcbb6..c8fab8d6a4 100644
--- a/cms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/cms/envs/aws.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ EMAIL_HOST_USER = AUTH_TOKENS.get('EMAIL_HOST_USER', EMAIL_HOST_USER)
 EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = AUTH_TOKENS.get('EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD', EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD)
 
 AWS_SES_REGION_NAME = ENV_TOKENS.get('AWS_SES_REGION_NAME', 'us-east-1')
-AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT = ENV_TOKENS.get('AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT', 'email-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com')
+AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT = ENV_TOKENS.get('AWS_SES_REGION_ENDPOINT', 'email.us-east-1.amazonaws.com')
 
 # Note that this is the Studio key for Segment. There is a separate key for the LMS.
 CMS_SEGMENT_KEY = AUTH_TOKENS.get('SEGMENT_KEY')