diff --git a/apps/backend/src/lib/email-queue-step.tsx b/apps/backend/src/lib/email-queue-step.tsx
index 61fbd735e..0d72ea2e1 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/lib/email-queue-step.tsx
+++ b/apps/backend/src/lib/email-queue-step.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ async function verifyEmailDeliverability(
         }
 
         const json = await emailableResponse.json() as Record<string, unknown>;
-        console.log("emailableResponse", json);
 
         if (json.state === "undeliverable" || json.disposable) {
           console.log("email not deliverable", email, json);
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/lib/emails-low-level.tsx b/apps/backend/src/lib/emails-low-level.tsx
index e8d157136..21f31a7fe 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/lib/emails-low-level.tsx
+++ b/apps/backend/src/lib/emails-low-level.tsx
@@ -74,17 +74,25 @@ async function _lowLevelSendEmailWithoutRetries(options: LowLevelSendEmailOption
           host: options.emailConfig.host,
           port: options.emailConfig.port,
           secure: options.emailConfig.secure,
+          connectionTimeout: 15000,
+          greetingTimeout: 10000,
+          socketTimeout: 20000,
+          dnsTimeout: 7000,
           auth: {
             user: options.emailConfig.username,
             pass: options.emailConfig.password,
           },
         });
 
-        await transporter.sendMail({
-          from: `"${options.emailConfig.senderName}" <${options.emailConfig.senderEmail}>`,
-          ...options,
-          to: toArray,
-        });
+        try {
+          await transporter.sendMail({
+            from: `"${options.emailConfig.senderName}" <${options.emailConfig.senderEmail}>`,
+            ...options,
+            to: toArray,
+          });
+        } finally {
+          transporter.close();
+        }
 
         return Result.ok(undefined);
       } catch (error) {