diff --git a/webapp/config/web.xml b/webapp/config/web.xml
index d5eba653b..4f488055b 100644
--- a/webapp/config/web.xml
+++ b/webapp/config/web.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
     <listener-class>edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.config.RevisionInfoSetup</listener-class>
   </listener>
 
+  <listener>
+    <listener-class>edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.email.FreemarkerEmailFactory$Setup</listener-class>
+  </listener>
+
   <!-- DefaultThemeSetup needs to run before the JenaDataSourceSetup
        to allow creation of default portal and tab -->
   <listener>