diff --git a/client/src/Pages/Settings/SettingsEmail.jsx b/client/src/Pages/Settings/SettingsEmail.jsx
index 7d6538734..113d5bf44 100644
--- a/client/src/Pages/Settings/SettingsEmail.jsx
+++ b/client/src/Pages/Settings/SettingsEmail.jsx
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ const SettingsEmail = ({
 		const emailConfig = {
 			systemEmailHost: settingsData?.settings?.systemEmailHost,
 			systemEmailPort: settingsData?.settings?.systemEmailPort,
+			systemEmailSecure: settingsData?.settings?.systemEmailSecure,
+			systemEmailPool: settingsData?.settings?.systemEmailPool,
 			systemEmailUser: settingsData?.settings?.systemEmailUser,
 			systemEmailAddress: settingsData?.settings?.systemEmailAddress,
 			systemEmailPassword: password || settingsData?.settings?.systemEmailPassword,
@@ -110,6 +112,27 @@ const SettingsEmail = ({
 							onChange={handleChange}
 						/>
 					</Box>
+					<Box
+						sx={{
+							display: "flex",
+							flexDirection: "row",
+							alignItems: "center",
+							gap: theme.spacing(4),
+						}}
+					>
+						<Typography>{t("settingsEmailSecure")}</Typography>
+						<Switch
+							name="systemEmailSecure"
+							checked={settingsData?.settings?.systemEmailSecure ?? false}
+							onChange={handleChange}
+						/>
+						<Typography>{t("settingsEmailPool")}</Typography>
+						<Switch
+							name="systemEmailPool"
+							checked={settingsData?.settings?.systemEmailPool ?? false}
+							onChange={handleChange}
+						/>
+					</Box>
 					<Box>
 						<Typography>{t("settingsEmailUser")}</Typography>
 						<TextInput
diff --git a/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.jsx b/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.jsx
index 4baf6da6a..1558eb9ef 100644
--- a/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.jsx
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ const Settings = () => {
 		if (
 			name === "systemEmailIgnoreTLS" ||
 			name === "systemEmailRequireTLS" ||
-			name === "systemEmailRejectUnauthorized"
+			name === "systemEmailRejectUnauthorized" ||
+			name === "systemEmailSecure" ||
+			name === "systemEmailPool"
 		) {
 			newValue = checked;
 		}
diff --git a/client/src/Utils/NetworkService.js b/client/src/Utils/NetworkService.js
index 3d124a3e6..dcb21df92 100644
--- a/client/src/Utils/NetworkService.js
+++ b/client/src/Utils/NetworkService.js
@@ -1014,6 +1014,12 @@ class NetworkService {
 				systemEmailPort: emailConfig.systemEmailPort,
 				systemEmailAddress: emailConfig.systemEmailAddress,
 				systemEmailPassword: emailConfig.systemEmailPassword,
+				systemEmailSecure: emailConfig.systemEmailSecure,
+				systemEmailPool: emailConfig.systemEmailPool,
+				systemEmailIgnoreTLS: emailConfig.systemEmailIgnoreTLS,
+				systemEmailRequireTLS: emailConfig.systemEmailRequireTLS,
+				systemEmailRejectUnauthorized: emailConfig.systemEmailRejectUnauthorized,
+				systemEmailTLSServername: emailConfig.systemEmailTLSServername,
 				// Only include these if they are present
 				...(emailConfig.systemEmailConnectionHost && {
 					systemEmailConnectionHost: emailConfig.systemEmailConnectionHost,
diff --git a/client/src/Validation/validation.js b/client/src/Validation/validation.js
index cb2d4e797..089722a8d 100644
--- a/client/src/Validation/validation.js
+++ b/client/src/Validation/validation.js
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ const settingsValidation = joi.object({
 	timezone: joi.string().allow("").optional(),
 	systemEmailHost: joi.string().allow(""),
 	systemEmailPort: joi.number().allow(null, ""),
+	systemEmailSecure: joi.boolean().optional(),
+	systemEmailPool: joi.boolean().optional(),
 	systemEmailAddress: joi.string().allow(""),
 	systemEmailPassword: joi.string().allow(""),
 	systemEmailUser: joi.string().allow(""),
diff --git a/client/src/locales/en.json b/client/src/locales/en.json
index 028f9483c..610c56d0e 100644
--- a/client/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/client/src/locales/en.json
@@ -683,6 +683,8 @@
 	"settingsEmailIgnoreTLS": "Ignore TLS",
 	"settingsEmailRequireTLS": "Require TLS",
 	"settingsEmailRejectUnauthorized": "Reject Unauthorized",
+	"settingsEmailSecure": "Secure",
+	"settingsEmailPool": "Pool",
 	"state": "State",
 	"statusBreadCrumbsStatusPages": "Status Pages",
 	"statusBreadCrumbsDetails": "Details",
diff --git a/server/controllers/settingsController.js b/server/controllers/settingsController.js
index 58e8ce9f4..d1010c093 100755
--- a/server/controllers/settingsController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/settingsController.js
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ class SettingsController {
 				systemEmailPassword,
 				systemEmailUser,
 				systemEmailConnectionHost,
+				systemEmailSecure,
+				systemEmailPool,
+				systemEmailIgnoreTLS,
+				systemEmailRequireTLS,
+				systemEmailRejectUnauthorized,
+				systemEmailTLSServername,
 			} = req.body;
 
 			const subject = this.stringService.testEmailSubject;
@@ -91,6 +97,12 @@ class SettingsController {
 					systemEmailAddress,
 					systemEmailPassword,
 					systemEmailConnectionHost,
+					systemEmailSecure,
+					systemEmailPool,
+					systemEmailIgnoreTLS,
+					systemEmailRequireTLS,
+					systemEmailRejectUnauthorized,
+					systemEmailTLSServername,
 				}
 			);
 
diff --git a/server/service/emailService.js b/server/service/emailService.js
index 3b627fb95..325871fac 100755
--- a/server/service/emailService.js
+++ b/server/service/emailService.js
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class EmailService {
 		const {
 			systemEmailHost,
 			systemEmailPort,
+			systemEmailSecure,
+			systemEmailPool,
 			systemEmailUser,
 			systemEmailAddress,
 			systemEmailPassword,
@@ -111,32 +113,23 @@ class EmailService {
 			systemEmailRejectUnauthorized,
 		} = config;
 
-		const baseEmailConfig = {
+		const emailConfig = {
 			host: systemEmailHost,
 			port: Number(systemEmailPort),
-			secure: true,
+			secure: systemEmailSecure,
 			auth: {
 				user: systemEmailUser || systemEmailAddress,
 				pass: systemEmailPassword,
 			},
 			connectionTimeout: 5000,
+			pool: systemEmailPool,
+			tls: { rejectUnauthorized: systemEmailRejectUnauthorized },
+			ignoreTLS: systemEmailIgnoreTLS,
+			requireTLS: systemEmailRequireTLS,
+			servername: systemEmailTLSServername,
+			name: systemEmailConnectionHost || "localhost",
 		};
 
-		const isSmtps = Number(systemEmailPort) === 465;
-
-		const emailConfig = !isSmtps
-			? {
-					...baseEmailConfig,
-					name: systemEmailConnectionHost || "localhost",
-					secure: false,
-					pool: true,
-					tls: { rejectUnauthorized: systemEmailRejectUnauthorized },
-					ignoreTLS: systemEmailIgnoreTLS,
-					requireTLS: systemEmailRequireTLS,
-					servername: systemEmailTLSServername,
-				}
-			: baseEmailConfig;
-
 		this.transporter = this.nodemailer.createTransport(emailConfig);
 
 		const buildHtml = async (template, context) => {
diff --git a/server/validation/joi.js b/server/validation/joi.js
index 271cd2d21..b7858f92d 100755
--- a/server/validation/joi.js
+++ b/server/validation/joi.js
@@ -617,10 +617,16 @@ const sendTestEmailBodyValidation = joi.object({
 	to: joi.string().required(),
 	systemEmailHost: joi.string(),
 	systemEmailPort: joi.number(),
+	systemEmailSecure: joi.boolean(),
+	systemEmailPool: joi.boolean(),
 	systemEmailAddress: joi.string(),
 	systemEmailPassword: joi.string(),
 	systemEmailUser: joi.string(),
 	systemEmailConnectionHost: joi.string(),
+	systemEmailIgnoreTLS: joi.boolean(),
+	systemEmailRequireTLS: joi.boolean(),
+	systemEmailRejectUnauthorized: joi.boolean(),
+	systemEmailTLSServername: joi.string(),
 });
 
 export {