Send a Test Email results in 500 error if not configured correctly #1519

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T01:07:45+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:07:45 +03:00

Originally created by @rickr on GitHub (Feb 5, 2020).

Describe the bug
When incorrectly configured the Send a Test Email returns a generic 500 error.

Steps To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Ensure your email is not configured (eg set MAIL_HOST in .env to example.com)
Go to 'Settings'
Click on 'Maintenance'
Click on 'Send A Test Email'
See error

Expected behavior
A helpful toast or error page should be displayed.

In my instance I had to look at the laraval log in order to find the following log entry:
production.ERROR: Connection could not be established with host smtp.dreamhost.org

Something similar should be displayed instead of a generic 500 error.

Screenshots
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Your Configuration (please complete the following information):

Exact BookStack Version (Found in settings):
BookStack v0.28.0
PHP Version:
Hosting Method (Nginx/Apache/Docker):
Linuxserver Docker

Additional context
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Originally created by @rickr on GitHub (Feb 5, 2020). **Describe the bug** When incorrectly configured the Send a Test Email returns a generic 500 error. **Steps To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Ensure your email is not configured (eg set MAIL_HOST in .env to example.com) 1. Go to 'Settings' 1. Click on 'Maintenance' 1. Click on 'Send A Test Email' 1. See error **Expected behavior** A helpful toast or error page should be displayed. In my instance I had to look at the laraval log in order to find the following log entry: ```production.ERROR: Connection could not be established with host smtp.dreamhost.org``` Something similar should be displayed instead of a generic 500 error. **Screenshots** N/A **Your Configuration (please complete the following information):** - Exact BookStack Version (Found in settings): BookStack v0.28.0 - PHP Version: - Hosting Method (Nginx/Apache/Docker): Linuxserver Docker **Additional context** N/A

OVERLORD added the 🛠️ Enhancement 🏭 Back-End 🔍 Pending Validation labels 2026-02-05 01:07:45 +03:00

OVERLORD closed this issue

2026-02-05 01:07:48 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:07:51 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2020):

Well I guess the feature kind of works 😅

But yeah, we should probably catch any errors off the send, if we're not doing so, and report them back. Thanks for reporting.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2020): Well I guess the feature kind of works 😅 But yeah, we should probably catch any errors off the send, if we're not doing so, and report them back. Thanks for reporting.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:07:56 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2020):

Thanks again for reporting @rickr.

A fix has now been applied to be part of the next release.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2020): Thanks again for reporting @rickr. A fix has now been applied to be part of the next release.

OVERLORD referenced this issue

2026-02-05 04:34:07 +03:00

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