diff --git a/application/config/email.php b/application/config/email.php
index bf58f7a..6207905 100644
--- a/application/config/email.php
+++ b/application/config/email.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 
 $config['charset'] = 'iso-8859-1';
+$config['protocol'] = $_ENV['MAIL']['PROTOCOL'];
 $config['smtp_host'] = $_ENV['MAIL']['HOST'];
 $config['smtp_user'] = $_ENV['MAIL']['SMTP_USER'];
 $config['smtp_pass'] = $_ENV['MAIL']['SMTP_PASS'];