diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
index a224ffbbd..9342f8c11 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/TransactionLinkResolver.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   EncryptedTransferArgs,
   fullName,
   interpretEncryptedTransferArgs,
+  sendTransactionLinkRedeemedEmail,
   sendTransactionReceivedEmail,
   TransactionTypeId,
 } from 'core'
@@ -674,22 +675,31 @@ export class TransactionLinkResolver {
           methodLogger.error(errmsg)
           throw new LogError(errmsg)
         }
-        try {
-          await sendTransactionReceivedEmail({
-            firstName: recipientFirstName,
-            lastName: recipientUser.lastName,
-            email: recipientUser.emailContact.email,
-            language: recipientUser.language,
-            memo,
-            senderFirstName: senderUser.firstName,
-            senderLastName: senderUser.lastName,
-            senderEmail: senderUser.emailContact.email,
-            transactionAmount: new Decimal(amount),
-          })
-        } catch (e) {
-          const errmsg = `Send Transaction Received Email to recipient failed with error=${e}`
-          methodLogger.error(errmsg)
-          throw new Error(errmsg)
+        if(recipientUser.emailContact?.email !== null){
+          if (methodLogger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            methodLogger.debug('Sending Transaction Received Email to recipient=' + recipientUser.firstName + ' ' + recipientUser.lastName + 'sender=' + senderUser.firstName + ' ' + senderUser.lastName)
+          }
+          try {
+            await sendTransactionLinkRedeemedEmail({
+              firstName: senderUser.firstName,
+              lastName: senderUser.lastName,
+              email: senderUser.emailContact.email,
+              language: senderUser.language,
+              senderFirstName: recipientFirstName,
+              senderLastName: recipientUser.lastName,
+              senderEmail: recipientUser.emailContact.email,
+              transactionMemo: memo,
+              transactionAmount: new Decimal(amount),
+            })
+          } catch (e) {
+            const errmsg = `Send Transaction Received Email to recipient failed with error=${e}`
+            methodLogger.error(errmsg)
+            throw new Error(errmsg)
+          }
+        } else {
+          if (methodLogger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            methodLogger.debug('Sender or Recipient are foreign users with no email contact, not sending Transaction Received Email: recipient=' + recipientUser.firstName + ' ' + recipientUser.lastName + 'sender=' + senderUser.firstName + ' ' + senderUser.lastName)
+          }
         }
       } catch (e) {
         const errmsg = `Disburse JWT was not sent successfully with error=${e}`