diff --git a/src/services/MailingService.ts b/src/services/MailingService.ts
index a388ae2..8353e1f 100644
--- a/src/services/MailingService.ts
+++ b/src/services/MailingService.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ export class MailingService implements IMailingService {
       if ('sendMail' in this.config.transport) {
         this.transporter = this.config.transport
       } else {
-        this.transporter = nodemailer.createTransporter(this.config.transport as MailingTransportConfig)
+        this.transporter = nodemailer.createTransport(this.config.transport as MailingTransportConfig)
       }
-    } else if (this.payload.email) {
+    } else if (this.payload.email && 'sendMail' in this.payload.email) {
       // Use Payload's configured mailer
       this.transporter = this.payload.email
     } else {