diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 53a2272..0493d67 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 SMTP_HOST=
 SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_SECURE=true
 SMTP_USER=
 SMTP_PASS=
 FROM_EMAIL=
diff --git a/src/pages/api/contact.ts b/src/pages/api/contact.ts
index 293988c..6fd38af 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/contact.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/contact.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const prerender = false;
 const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
   host: import.meta.env.SMTP_HOST,
   port: parseInt(import.meta.env.SMTP_PORT),
-  secure: import.meta.env.SMTP_PORT === "465",
+  secure: import.meta.env.SMTP_SECURE,
   auth: {
     user: import.meta.env.SMTP_USER,
     pass: import.meta.env.SMTP_PASS,