diff --git a/src/config/configuration.interface.ts b/src/config/configuration.interface.ts
index 193c0dab1..53ba13859 100644
--- a/src/config/configuration.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/configuration.interface.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ export interface Configuration {
   email: {
     name: string;
     from: string;
-    ses?: boolean;
+    ses?: {
+      accessKeyId: string;
+      secretAccessKey: string;
+      region: string;
+    };
     transport?: {
       host: string;
       port: number;
diff --git a/src/config/configuration.ts b/src/config/configuration.ts
index 32bd57fd0..f86da5cef 100644
--- a/src/config/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/config/configuration.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ const configuration: Configuration = {
   email: {
     name: process.env.EMAIL_NAME ?? 'Staart',
     from: process.env.EMAIL_FROM ?? '',
-    ses: !!process.env.EMAIL_SES,
+    ses: {
+      accessKeyId: process.env.EMAIL_SES_ACCESS_KEY_ID ?? '',
+      secretAccessKey: process.env.EMAIL_SES_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY ?? '',
+      region: process.env.EMAIL_SES_REGION ?? '',
+    },
     transport: {
       host: process.env.EMAIL_HOST ?? '',
       port: int(process.env.EMAIL_PORT, 587),
diff --git a/src/providers/mail/mail.service.ts b/src/providers/mail/mail.service.ts
index 0765b9111..ede3ed746 100644
--- a/src/providers/mail/mail.service.ts
+++ b/src/providers/mail/mail.service.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,14 @@ export class MailService {
 
   constructor(private configService: ConfigService) {
     this.config = this.configService.get<Configuration['email']>('email');
-    console.log(this.config);
-    if (this.config.ses)
+    if (this.config.ses?.accessKeyId)
       this.transport = nodemailer.createTransport({
-        SES: new SES({ apiVersion: '2010-12-01' }),
+        SES: new SES({
+          apiVersion: '2010-12-01',
+          accessKeyId: this.config.ses.accessKeyId,
+          secretAccessKey: this.config.ses.secretAccessKey,
+          region: this.config.ses.region,
+        }),
       } as SESTransport.Options);
     else this.transport = nodemailer.createTransport(this.config.transport);
   }
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ export class MailService {
                 `Mail to ${options.to} failed, retrying (${error.retriesLeft} attempts left)`,
                 error.name,
               );
+              console.log(error);
             },
           },
         ),