diff --git a/recipes/substack.recipe b/recipes/substack.recipe
index fc0c0fd03f..b4cf42db93 100644
--- a/recipes/substack.recipe
+++ b/recipes/substack.recipe
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Substack(BasicNewsRecipe):
             br.open('https://substack.com/account/login?redirect=%2F&email=&with_password=')
             data = json.dumps({'email': self.username, 'password': self.password, 'captcha_response':None})
             req = Request(
-                url='https://substack.com/api/v1/login',
+                url='https://substack.com/api/v1/email-login',
                 headers={
                     'Accept': '*/*',
                     'Content-Type': 'application/json',