diff --git a/apps/api/src/Email/Send.ts b/apps/api/src/Email/Send.ts
index 449958d..2532204 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/Email/Send.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/Email/Send.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export async function sendEmail(options: {
 
   const USING_GMAIL = SMTPConfig.host === 'smtp.gmail.com';
 
-  const config: Record<string, any> = {
+  let config: Record<string, any> = {
     host: SMTPConfig.host,
     port: SMTPConfig.port,
     secure: SMTPConfig.secure,
@@ -102,6 +102,18 @@ export async function sendEmail(options: {
     }
   };
 
+  if (USING_GMAIL) {
+    config = {
+      host: SMTPConfig.host,
+      port: SMTPConfig.port,
+      secure: SMTPConfig.secure,
+      auth: {
+        user: SMTPConfig.username,
+        pass: SMTPConfig.password
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
   const email: {
     from: string;
     to: string;