diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 9a8c51b..8196147 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ gitea_mailer_host: localhost:25
 gitea_mailer_from: noreply@your.domain
 gitea_mailer_user: ""
 gitea_mailer_password: ""
+gitea_mailer_type: smtp
 
 gitea_fail2ban_enabled: false
 gitea_fail2ban_jail_maxretry: 10
diff --git a/templates/gitea.ini.j2 b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
index 93f19ed..b3fcfe0 100644
--- a/templates/gitea.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ PASSWD                  = `{{ gitea_mailer_password }}`
 ; Send mails as plain text
 SEND_AS_PLAIN_TEXT = false
 ; Set Mailer Type (either SMTP, sendmail or dummy to just send to the log)
-MAILER_TYPE = smtp
+MAILER_TYPE = {{ gitea_mailer_type }}
 ; Specify an alternative sendmail binary
 SENDMAIL_PATH = sendmail
 ; Specify any extra sendmail arguments