diff --git a/tutormailpit/patches/openedx-development-settings b/tutormailpit/patches/openedx-development-settings
index ce86162..63485bf 100644
--- a/tutormailpit/patches/openedx-development-settings
+++ b/tutormailpit/patches/openedx-development-settings
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
+FEATURES["SKIP_EMAIL_VALIDATION"] = False
+FEATURES["AUTOMATIC_AUTH_FOR_TESTING"] = False