diff --git a/authens/backends.py b/authens/backends.py
index d5d1b74..fcfd57a 100644
--- a/authens/backends.py
+++ b/authens/backends.py
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ class ENSCASBackend:
         if cas_login is None:
             # Authentication failed
             return None
-
         cas_login = self.clean_cas_login(cas_login)
-        year = get_entrance_year(attributes)
+
         if request:
             request.session["CASCONNECTED"] = True
-        return self._get_or_create(cas_login, year)
+
+        return self._get_or_create(cas_login, attributes)
 
     def clean_cas_login(self, cas_login):
         return cas_login.strip().lower()
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class ENSCASBackend:
             i += 1
         return radical + str(i)
 
-    def _get_or_create(self, cas_login, entrance_year):
+    def _get_or_create(self, cas_login, attributes):
         """Handles account retrieval, creation and invalidation as described above.
 
         - If no CAS account exists, create one;
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ class ENSCASBackend:
         - If a matching CAS account exists, retrieve it.
         """
 
+        entrance_year = get_entrance_year(attributes)
+        email = attributes.get("email", None)
+
         with transaction.atomic():
             try:
                 user = UserModel.objects.get(cas_account__cas_login=cas_login)
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ class ENSCASBackend:
 
             if user is None:
                 username = self.get_free_username(cas_login)
-                user = UserModel.objects.create_user(username=username)
+                user = UserModel.objects.create_user(username=username, email=email)
                 CASAccount.objects.create(
                     user=user, entrance_year=entrance_year, cas_login=cas_login
                 )
diff --git a/authens/tests/test_backend.py b/authens/tests/test_backend.py
index 2cf1f39..6c77c6d 100644
--- a/authens/tests/test_backend.py
+++ b/authens/tests/test_backend.py
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ class TestCASBackend(TestCase):
             self.assertFalse(UserModel.objects.filter(username=username).exists())
             UserModel.objects.create(username=username)
 
+    def test_email(self):
+        backend = ENSCASBackend()
+        attributes = {
+            "email": "toto@example.com",
+            "homeDirectory": "/users/19/info/toto",
+        }
+        user = backend._get_or_create("toto", attributes)
+        self.assertEqual(user.email, "toto@example.com")
+
     @mock.patch("authens.backends.get_cas_client")
     def test_cas_user_creation(self, mock_cas_client):
         # Make `get_cas_client` return a dummy CAS client for testing purpose.