diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a42acb67..c76651868 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ dist/coral-admin/bundle.js
 tests/e2e/reports
 .DS_Store
 *.iml
+*.swp
 dump.rdb
 .env
 gaba.cfg
diff --git a/services/mailer.js b/services/mailer.js
index 4da8024ca..b7d621954 100644
--- a/services/mailer.js
+++ b/services/mailer.js
@@ -1,10 +1,36 @@
 const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
 
-if (!process.env.TALK_SMTP_CONNECTION_URL) {
-  console.error('TALK_SMTP_CONNECTION_URL should be defined if you would like to send password reset emails from Talk');
+const smtpRequiredProps = [
+  'TALK_SMTP_USERNAME',
+  'TALK_SMTP_PASSWORD',
+  'TALK_SMTP_PROVIDER'
+];
+
+smtpRequiredProps.forEach(prop => {
+  if (!process.env[prop]) {
+    console.error(`process.env.${prop} should be defined if you would like to send password reset emails from Talk`);
+  }
+});
+
+const options = {
+  // list of providers here:
+  // https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer-wellknown#supported-services
+  service: process.env.TALK_SMTP_PROVIDER,
+  auth: {
+    user: process.env.TALK_SMTP_USERNAME,
+    pass: process.env.TALK_SMTP_PASSWORD
+  }
+};
+
+if (process.env.TALK_SMTP_PORT) {
+  options.port = process.env.TALK_SMTP_PORT;
 }
 
-const defaultTransporter = nodemailer.createTransport(process.env.TALK_SMTP_CONNECTION_URL);
+if (process.env.TALK_SMTP_HOST) {
+  options.host = process.env.TALK_SMTP_HOST;
+}
+
+const defaultTransporter = nodemailer.createTransport(options);
 
 const mailer = {