diff --git a/backend/src/app/email.clj b/backend/src/app/email.clj
index 5d85c5f711..8fdcd1e3c4 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/email.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/email.clj
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
   (fn [params]
     (when (contains? cf/flags :smtp)
       (let [session (create-smtp-session cfg)]
-        (with-open [transport (.getTransport session (if (:ssl cfg) "smtps" "smtp"))]
+        (with-open [transport (.getTransport session (if (::ssl cfg) "smtps" "smtp"))]
           (.connect ^Transport transport
                     ^String (::username cfg)
                     ^String (::password cfg))