diff --git a/roles/unattended-upgrades/templates/apticron.conf.j2 b/roles/unattended-upgrades/templates/apticron.conf.j2
index 75c1e45..5f46c60 100644
--- a/roles/unattended-upgrades/templates/apticron.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/unattended-upgrades/templates/apticron.conf.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
 {% if unattended_upgrades_apticron_email is defined %}
-EMAIL="{{ unattended_upgrades_apticron_email }}"
+EMAIL="{{ unattended_upgrades_apticron_email | default('root') }}"
+SYSTEM="{{ ansible_hostname }}"
 {% endif %}