diff --git a/server/api/auth/forgot-password.post.ts b/server/api/auth/forgot-password.post.ts
index 9cc48de..aac6de3 100644
--- a/server/api/auth/forgot-password.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/auth/forgot-password.post.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
   
   // Send email
   try {
-    await sendPasswordResetEmail(email, code)
+    await sendPasswordResetEmail(email, code, event)
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Failed to send reset email:', error)
     throw createError({
diff --git a/server/api/notes/email/[sermonId].post.ts b/server/api/notes/email/[sermonId].post.ts
index 2541adc..46bedb9 100644
--- a/server/api/notes/email/[sermonId].post.ts
+++ b/server/api/notes/email/[sermonId].post.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
       bibleReferencesText,
       sermon.personal_appliance,
       sermon.pastors_challenge,
-      userNotes
+      userNotes,
+      event
     )
 
     return {
diff --git a/server/utils/email.ts b/server/utils/email.ts
index aa0bf2c..bfdb717 100644
--- a/server/utils/email.ts
+++ b/server/utils/email.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,47 @@
 import nodemailer from 'nodemailer'
 import crypto from 'crypto'
+import type { H3Event } from 'h3'
+
+/**
+ * Get email configuration from runtime config or environment variables
+ * In production, environment variables are accessed directly for reliability
+ */
+function getEmailConfig(event?: H3Event) {
+  // Try to use runtime config if event is provided
+  if (event) {
+    try {
+      const config = useRuntimeConfig(event)
+      return {
+        emailHost: config.emailHost,
+        emailPort: config.emailPort,
+        emailUser: config.emailUser,
+        emailPassword: config.emailPassword,
+        emailFrom: config.emailFrom,
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn('[EMAIL] Failed to access runtime config, falling back to env vars')
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Fallback to direct environment variable access
+  return {
+    emailHost: process.env.EMAIL_HOST || 'smtp.example.com',
+    emailPort: process.env.EMAIL_PORT || '587',
+    emailUser: process.env.EMAIL_USER || 'noreply@example.com',
+    emailPassword: process.env.EMAIL_PASSWORD || '',
+    emailFrom: process.env.EMAIL_FROM || 'New Life Christian Church <noreply@example.com>',
+  }
+}
+
+export async function sendPasswordResetEmail(email: string, code: string, event?: H3Event) {
+  const config = getEmailConfig(event)
+
+  // Debug logging for email configuration
+  console.log('[EMAIL CONFIG] Host:', config.emailHost)
+  console.log('[EMAIL CONFIG] Port:', config.emailPort)
+  console.log('[EMAIL CONFIG] User:', config.emailUser)
+  console.log('[EMAIL CONFIG] From:', config.emailFrom)
 
-export async function sendPasswordResetEmail(email: string, code: string) {
-  const config = useRuntimeConfig()
-  
   const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
     host: config.emailHost,
     port: parseInt(config.emailPort),
@@ -82,9 +120,10 @@ export async function sendSermonNotesEmail(
   bibleReferences: string,
   personalAppliance: string,
   pastorsChallenge: string,
-  userNotes: string
+  userNotes: string,
+  event?: H3Event
 ) {
-  const config = useRuntimeConfig()
+  const config = getEmailConfig(event)
   
   const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
     host: config.emailHost,