diff --git a/docs/email/overview.mdx b/docs/email/overview.mdx
index 82f1c8d920..fcc6bd7a42 100644
--- a/docs/email/overview.mdx
+++ b/docs/email/overview.mdx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ payload.init({
         user: process.env.SMTP_USER,
         pass: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
       },
-      port: Number(process.env.SMTP_HOST),
+      port: Number(process.env.SMTP_PORT),
       secure: Number(process.env.SMTP_PORT) === 465, // true for port 465, false (the default) for 587 and others
       requireTLS: true,
     },