diff --git a/server/emails/index.ts b/server/emails/index.ts
index 10ee4933..156d491b 100644
--- a/server/emails/index.ts
+++ b/server/emails/index.ts
@@ -6,26 +6,21 @@ import logger from "@server/logger";
 
 function createEmailClient() {
     const emailConfig = config.getRawConfig().email;
-if (
-    !emailConfig?.smtp_host ||
-    !emailConfig?.smtp_pass ||
-    !emailConfig?.smtp_port ||
-    !emailConfig?.smtp_user
-) {
-    logger.warn(
-        "Email SMTP configuration is missing. Emails will not be sent.",
-    );
-    return;
-}
+    if (!emailConfig || !emailConfig.no_reply) {
+        logger.warn(
+            "Email SMTP configuration is missing. Emails will not be sent."
+        );
+        return;
+    }
 
     return nodemailer.createTransport({
         host: emailConfig.smtp_host,
         port: emailConfig.smtp_port,
-        secure: false,
+        secure: emailConfig.smtp_secure || false,
         auth: {
             user: emailConfig.smtp_user,
-            pass: emailConfig.smtp_pass,
-        },
+            pass: emailConfig.smtp_pass
+        }
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/server/lib/config.ts b/server/lib/config.ts
index 2c1ef7f0..e44cff5c 100644
--- a/server/lib/config.ts
+++ b/server/lib/config.ts
@@ -122,10 +122,11 @@ const configSchema = z.object({
     }),
     email: z
         .object({
-            smtp_host: z.string(),
-            smtp_port: portSchema,
-            smtp_user: z.string(),
-            smtp_pass: z.string(),
+            smtp_host: z.string().optional(),
+            smtp_port: portSchema.optional(),
+            smtp_user: z.string().optional(),
+            smtp_pass: z.string().optional(),
+            smtp_secure: z.boolean().optional(),
             no_reply: z.string().email()
         })
         .optional(),