diff --git a/submit.yml.erb b/submit.yml.erb
index 8183e626f2f08cd016aaf1ce68ea603c1707c90a..dd2114ba15437d2d8045ffdc8b888e20b9b06644 100644
--- a/submit.yml.erb
+++ b/submit.yml.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<%-
+  email = ENV['USER']
+  if !email.include? '@'
+    email = email + '@uab.edu'
+  end
+-%>
 ---
 batch_connect:
   template: "vnc"
@@ -14,3 +20,7 @@ script:
 <%- if bc_partition.include? "pascalnodes" -%>
     - "--gres=gpu:1"
 <%- end -%>
+<%- if bc_email_on_started == "1" -%>
+    - "--mail-type=BEGIN"
+    - "--mail-user=<%= email %>"
+<%- end -%>