diff --git a/external_services/mail.py b/external_services/mail.py
index 2445a9d..658d2f0 100644
--- a/external_services/mail.py
+++ b/external_services/mail.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import config
 from mail.mailjet import MailJetService
 
-MAILJET_API_KEY = config.get("MAILJET_API_KEY")
-MAILJET_API_SECRET = config.get("MAILJET_API_SECRET")
+MAILJET_API_KEY = config.get("MAILJET_API_KEY") or ""
+MAILJET_API_SECRET = config.get("MAILJET_API_SECRET") or ""
 
 mail_service = MailJetService(
     api_key=MAILJET_API_KEY,