diff --git a/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersImporter.js b/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersImporter.js
index c5fc29b83f..644535b8d5 100644
--- a/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersImporter.js
+++ b/ghost/data-generator/lib/importers/MembersImporter.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class MembersImporter extends TableImporter {
             id,
             uuid: faker.datatype.uuid(),
             transient_id: faker.datatype.uuid(),
-            email: `${name.replace(' ', '.').replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '').toLowerCase()}${faker.datatype.number({min: 1000, max: 9999})}@example.com`,
+            email: `${name.replace(' ', '.').replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '').toLowerCase()}${faker.datatype.number({min: 0, max: 999999})}@example.com`,
             status: luck(5) ? 'comped' : luck(25) ? 'paid' : 'free',
             name: name,
             expertise: luck(30) ? faker.name.jobTitle() : undefined,