diff --git a/src/default-cavecomm.conf b/src/default-cavecomm.conf
index d8119b5..4631418 100644
--- a/src/default-cavecomm.conf
+++ b/src/default-cavecomm.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # emailServerAddress=
 # sslCrtPath=
 # sslKeyPath=
-
+# domain=
 
 # Optional: {default}
 # emailServerPort={587}
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ sslCrtPath=/media/sf_cavecommRemote/example.crt;
 
 sslKeyPath=/media/sf_cavecommRemote/example.key;
 
+domain=192.168.56.1:18080;
 
 #configend#
diff --git a/src/utilities.cpp b/src/utilities.cpp
index ceb2fed..6c92d38 100644
--- a/src/utilities.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <pqxx/pqxx>
+#include <openssl/sha.h>
 #include "crow.h"
 #include "cpp/opportunisticsecuresmtpclient.hpp"
 #include "cpp/htmlmessage.hpp"
-#include <openssl/sha.h>
+#include "emailTemplateCollection.cpp"
 
 using namespace jed_utils::cpp;
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Utilities {
         std::string emailAddressDisplay = "Cavecomm Automated Management System";
         std::string sslCrtPath;
         std::string sslKeyPath;
+        std::string domain;
 
         /*
          * validates existence of mandatory variables in config
@@ -68,7 +70,8 @@ namespace Utilities {
                || emailServerAddress.empty()
                || databaseConnectionString.empty()
                || sslCrtPath.empty()
-               || sslCrtPath.empty()
+               || sslKeyPath.empty()
+               || domain.empty()
                )
                 return 1;
 
@@ -151,6 +154,10 @@ namespace Utilities {
                                 sslKeyPath = trimFromDelimiter(lineVector.at(1), ';');
                                 continue;
                             }
+                            if (lineVector.at(0) == "domain") {
+                                domain = trimFromDelimiter(lineVector.at(1), ';');
+                                continue;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }