diff --git a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSetupBasics.kt b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSetupBasics.kt
index 95d2b57c088b8aeffc7d4adaca514c26b2b5bfbf..a39364476017ec5d98d73578691a0c6f2ca8713f 100644
--- a/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSetupBasics.kt
+++ b/app/ui/legacy/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSetupBasics.kt
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class AccountSetupBasics : K9Activity() {
     private fun initAccount(email: String): Account {
         val account = this.account ?: createAccount().also { this.account = it }
 
-        account.senderName = getOwnerName()
+        account.senderName = email
         account.email = email
         if (account.name == null) {
             account.name = email