diff --git a/src/platform/App_Config/Include/XmCloud.CustomSMTP.config b/src/platform/App_Config/Include/XmCloud.CustomSMTP.config
index f0d191981..2fa2076ae 100644
--- a/src/platform/App_Config/Include/XmCloud.CustomSMTP.config
+++ b/src/platform/App_Config/Include/XmCloud.CustomSMTP.config
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/security/">
                 If the SMTP server requires SSL, set the value to true.
                 The default value is: false
             -->
-      <setting name="MailServerUseSsl" value="false" />
+      <setting name="MailServerUseSsl" value="true" />
     </settings>
   </sitecore>
 </configuration>
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