diff --git a/ecosystem.config.js.template b/ecosystem.config.js.template
index 200100f..7c9f152 100644
--- a/ecosystem.config.js.template
+++ b/ecosystem.config.js.template
@@ -17,11 +17,8 @@ module.exports = {
                 BASE_URL: '<base_url_of_frontend>',
                 FROM: '<email_from>',
                 REPLY_TO: '<email_reply_to>',
-                // See https://nodemailer.com/smtp/ for all options
-                SMTP_OPTIONS: {
-                    port: '<smtp_port>',
-                    host: '<smtp_server>'
-                }
+                SMTP_HOST: '<smtp_host>',
+                SMTP_PORT: '<smtp_port>'
             },
             env_production: {
                 NODE_ENV: 'production',
@@ -31,11 +28,8 @@ module.exports = {
                 BASE_URL: '<base_url_of_frontend>'
                 FROM: '<email_from>',
                 REPLY_TO: '<email_reply_to>',
-                // See https://nodemailer.com/smtp/ for all options
-                SMTP_OPTIONS: {
-                    port: '<smtp_port>',
-                    host: '<smtp_server>'
-                }
+                SMTP_HOST: '<smtp_host>',
+                SMTP_PORT: '<smtp_port>'
             }
         }
     ]
diff --git a/lib.js b/lib.js
index bad5f4d..8d6c14e 100644
--- a/lib.js
+++ b/lib.js
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
 const db = require('../ems-db');
 
 const email = new Email();
-let smtpOptions = JSON.parse(process.env.SMTP_OPTIONS);
-smtpOptions = {...smtpOptions, send: true};
+const smtpOptions = {
+    send: true,
+    host: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
+    port: process.env.SMTP_PORT
+};
 const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport(smtpOptions);
 
 const sendEmail = async ({to, name, queries, type}) => {