diff --git a/oser_backend/settings/common.py b/oser_backend/settings/common.py
index 9579af4b53b12213685b37613ac01aa7bdc42a30..d5b680545e27f2eaba92f2c95db80e1c1a881ce5 100644
--- a/oser_backend/settings/common.py
+++ b/oser_backend/settings/common.py
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ EMAIL_PORT = 587
 EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
 
 # Toggle sandbox mode (when running in DEBUG mode)
-SENDGRID_SANDBOX_MODE_IN_DEBUG=False
+SENDGRID_SANDBOX_MODE_IN_DEBUG = False
 
 # echo to stdout or any other file-like object that is passed to the backend via the stream kwarg.
-SENDGRID_ECHO_TO_STDOUT=True
+SENDGRID_ECHO_TO_STDOUT = True
 
 # Mails app config