diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index d1589fa..233d4df 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -252,10 +252,7 @@ def register_settings(app):
         app.config['MAIL_PORT']
         )
     )
-    app.config['MAIL_USE_SSL'] = os.getenv(
-        'MAIL_USE_SSL',
-        app.config['MAIL_USE_SSL']
-    )
+    app.config['MAIL_USE_SSL'] = False
     app.config['MAIL_USE_TLS'] = os.getenv(
         'MAIL_USE_TLS',
         app.config['MAIL_USE_TLS']