diff --git a/templates/nix-config/misc/mail.nix b/templates/nix-config/misc/mail.nix
index 5e7397d..060ecbc 100644
--- a/templates/nix-config/misc/mail.nix
+++ b/templates/nix-config/misc/mail.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ in
       type = lib.types.str;
       default = "SENDER_MAIL_DOMAIN";
     };
+    smtpPort = lib.mkOption {
+      description = "The SMTP port";
+      type = lib.types.port;
+      default = 465;
+    };
     smtpUsername = lib.mkOption {
       description = "The SMTP username";
       type = lib.types.str;
@@ -41,9 +46,11 @@ in
       accounts.default = {
         auth = true;
         host = config.email.smtpServer;
+        port = config.email.smtpPort;
         from = config.email.fromAddress;
         user = config.email.smtpUsername;
         tls = true;
+        tls_starttls = false;
         passwordeval = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/cat ${config.email.smtpPasswordPath}";
       };
     };