diff --git a/core/server/services/mail/GhostMailer.js b/core/server/services/mail/GhostMailer.js
index 2e180cd5b0..76e96a87f8 100644
--- a/core/server/services/mail/GhostMailer.js
+++ b/core/server/services/mail/GhostMailer.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function createMessage(message) {
 
 function createMailError({message, err, ignoreDefaultMessage} = {message: ''}) {
     const fullErrorMessage = defaultErrorMessage + message;
-    let statusCode = err.name === 'RecipientError' ? 400 : 500;
+    let statusCode = (err && err.name === 'RecipientError') ? 400 : 500;
     return new errors.EmailError({
         message: ignoreDefaultMessage ? message : fullErrorMessage,
         err: err,