diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index f1e6b46b..5e08ea24 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ APP_DOMAIN=
 # This is only needed if you intend on sending emails from your Maybe instance (such as for password resets or email financial reports).
 # Resend.com is a good option that offers a free tier for sending emails.
 SMTP_ADDRESS=
-SMTP_PORT=25
-SMTP_DOMAIN=
+SMTP_PORT=465
 SMTP_USERNAME=
 SMTP_PASSWORD=
-SMTP_AUTHENTICATION=plain
-SMTP_ENABLE_STARTTLS_AUTO=true
\ No newline at end of file
+TLS=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 5ed96e05..bf991d0a 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -70,13 +70,11 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { host: ENV["APP_DOMAIN"] }
   config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
   config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
-    address:              ENV["SMTP_ADDRESS"],
-    port:                 ENV["SMTP_PORT"],
-    domain:               ENV["SMTP_DOMAIN"],
-    user_name:            ENV["SMTP_USERNAME"],
-    password:             ENV["SMTP_PASSWORD"],
-    authentication:       ENV["SMTP_AUTHENTICATION"],
-    enable_starttls_auto: ENV["SMTP_ENABLE_STARTTLS_AUTO"] == "true"
+    address:   ENV["SMTP_ADDRESS"],
+    port:      ENV["SMTP_PORT"],
+    user_name: ENV["SMTP_USERNAME"],
+    password:  ENV["SMTP_PASSWORD"],
+    tls:       ENV["TLS"] == "true"
   }
 
   # Ignore bad email addresses and do not raise email delivery errors.