diff --git a/scripts/bugzilla-create b/scripts/bugzilla-create
index 4c6f8e3..50719db 100755
--- a/scripts/bugzilla-create
+++ b/scripts/bugzilla-create
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ Options:
     	* Print this message
 
 Notes:
-  * If no email address specified, the username component of git-config
-    user.email will be used with @suse.com appended.
+  * If no email address is specified with -e option or BUGZILLA_ACCOUNT_EMAIL
+    environment variable, the username component of git-config user.email
+    will be used with @suse.com appended.
   * If no product is specified, the \$BUGZILLA_PRODUCT variable in
     rpm/config.sh will be used, if present.
   * If the patch already contains references, they will be preserved with
@@ -102,8 +103,13 @@ END
 }
 
 # Defaults
-EMAIL="$(git config user.email)"
-EMAIL="${EMAIL%%@*}@suse.com"
+if [ -n "${BUGZILLA_ACCOUNT_EMAIL}" ]
+then
+        EMAIL="${BUGZILLA_ACCOUNT_EMAIL}"
+else
+        EMAIL="$(git config user.email)"
+        EMAIL="${EMAIL%%@*}@suse.com"
+fi
 
 . $(dirname $0)/../rpm/config.sh
 PRODUCT="${BUGZILLA_PRODUCT}"