diff --git a/src/edrnsite.content/src/edrnsite/content/_dataset_metadata_form.py b/src/edrnsite.content/src/edrnsite/content/_dataset_metadata_form.py
index 116fd9b..569d00c 100644
--- a/src/edrnsite.content/src/edrnsite/content/_dataset_metadata_form.py
+++ b/src/edrnsite.content/src/edrnsite/content/_dataset_metadata_form.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def _code(self, identifier: str) -> str:
         return urlparse(identifier).path.split('/')[-1]
     def render_email(self, form):
         data = form.cleaned_data
-        cp = ConfigParser()
+        cp = ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
         cp.optionxform = lambda option: option
         cp.add_section('Dataset')
         cp.set('Dataset', 'DatasetName', data['name'])
diff --git a/src/edrnsite.content/src/edrnsite/content/_metadata_collection_form.py b/src/edrnsite.content/src/edrnsite/content/_metadata_collection_form.py
index d939315..c44ba21 100644
--- a/src/edrnsite.content/src/edrnsite/content/_metadata_collection_form.py
+++ b/src/edrnsite.content/src/edrnsite/content/_metadata_collection_form.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def _code(self, identifier: str) -> str:
         return urlparse(identifier).path.split('/')[-1]
     def render_email(self, form):
         data = form.cleaned_data
-        cp = ConfigParser()
+        cp = ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
         cp.optionxform = lambda option: option
         cp.add_section('Collection')
         cp.set('Collection', 'CollectionName', data['collection_name'])