diff --git a/backend/.env.template b/backend/.env.template
index e905d1eb6..5bbf65e3b 100644
--- a/backend/.env.template
+++ b/backend/.env.template
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ GRAPHQL_PORT=4000
 GRAPHQL_URI=http://localhost:4000
 CLIENT_URI=http://localhost:3000
 MOCKS=false
+SMTP_HOST=localhost
+SMTP_PORT=1025
+SMTP_USERNAME=
+SMTP_PASSWORD=
 
 JWT_SECRET="b/&&7b78BF&fv/Vd"
 MAPBOX_TOKEN="pk.eyJ1IjoiaHVtYW4tY29ubmVjdGlvbiIsImEiOiJjajl0cnBubGoweTVlM3VwZ2lzNTNud3ZtIn0.KZ8KK9l70omjXbEkkbHGsQ"
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.js b/backend/src/config/index.js
index 6931126e2..f0959ab53 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export const serverConfigs = {
 }
 
 export const developmentConfigs = {
+  SEND_MAILS: process.env.SEND_MAILS || false,
   DEBUG: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production' && process.env.DEBUG === 'true',
   MOCKS: process.env.MOCKS === 'true',
   DISABLED_MIDDLEWARES:
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.js
index fe37187b5..ed9ec7ea1 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.js
@@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ export default {
     requestPasswordReset: async (_, { email }, { driver }) => {
       const code = uuid().substring(0, 6)
       await createPasswordReset({ driver, code, email })
-      await transporter().sendMail({
-        from: '"Human Connection" <info@human-connection.org>', // sender address
-        to: email, // list of receivers
-        subject: 'Password Reset', // Subject line
-        text: `Code is ${code}`, // plain text body
-        html: `Code is <b>${code}</b>`, // plain text body
-      })
+      if (CONFIG.SEND_MAILS) {
+        await transporter().sendMail({
+          from: '"Human Connection" <info@human-connection.org>', // sender address
+          to: email, // list of receivers
+          subject: 'Password Reset', // Subject line
+          text: `Code is ${code}`, // plain text body
+          html: `Code is <b>${code}</b>`, // plain text body
+        })
+      }
 
       return true
     },
diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index d7ee86bd6..9c82a8df5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ services:
     image: djfarrelly/maildev
     ports:
       - 1080:80
+    networks:
+      - hc-network
   webapp:
     build:
       context: webapp
@@ -24,6 +26,10 @@ services:
       - backend_node_modules:/nitro-backend/node_modules
       - uploads:/nitro-backend/public/uploads
     command: yarn run dev
+    environment:
+      - SEND_MAILS=true
+      - SMTP_HOST=mailserver
+      - SMTP_PORT=25
   neo4j:
     environment:
       - NEO4J_AUTH=none