diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/utils/clean.js b/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/utils/clean.js
index 7d72bb1674..7a87293af2 100644
--- a/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/utils/clean.js
+++ b/core/server/api/canary/utils/serializers/output/utils/clean.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const settings = (attrs) => {
     if (_.isArray(attrs)) {
         attrs.forEach((attr) => {
             if (attr.key === 'bulk_email_settings') {
-                let {provider, apiKey, domain, baseUrl} = attr.value ? JSON.parse(attr.value) : {};
+                const {provider, apiKey, domain, baseUrl} = attr.value ? JSON.parse(attr.value) : {};
 
                 const bulkEmailConfig = config.get('bulkEmail');
                 const hasMailgunConfig = !!(bulkEmailConfig && bulkEmailConfig.mailgun);
diff --git a/core/server/services/bulk-email/index.js b/core/server/services/bulk-email/index.js
index 380422844b..8cf75173de 100644
--- a/core/server/services/bulk-email/index.js
+++ b/core/server/services/bulk-email/index.js
@@ -1,34 +1,8 @@
-const {URL} = require('url');
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const mailgun = require('mailgun-js');
-const configService = require('../../config');
 const common = require('../../lib/common');
-let mailgunInstance;
-
-function createMailgun(config) {
-    const baseUrl = new URL(config.baseUrl);
-
-    return mailgun({
-        apiKey: config.apiKey,
-        domain: config.domain,
-        protocol: baseUrl.protocol,
-        host: baseUrl.host,
-        port: baseUrl.port,
-        endpoint: baseUrl.pathname
-    });
-}
-
-const config = configService.get('bulkEmail');
-
-if (!config || !config.mailgun) {
-    common.logging.warn(`Bulk email service is not configured`);
-} else {
-    try {
-        mailgunInstance = createMailgun(config.mailgun);
-    } catch (err) {
-        common.logging.warn(`Bulk email service is not configured`);
-    }
-}
+const mailgunProvider = require('./mailgun');
+const configService = require('../../config');
+const mailgunInstance = mailgunProvider.getInstance();
 
 /**
  * An email address
@@ -76,10 +50,11 @@ module.exports = {
                     from: fromAddress,
                     'recipient-variables': recipientVariables
                 });
+                const bulkEmailConfig = configService.get('bulkEmail');
 
-                if (config.mailgun.tag) {
+                if (bulkEmailConfig && bulkEmailConfig.mailgun && bulkEmailConfig.mailgun.tag) {
                     Object.assign(messageData, {
-                        'o:tag': config.mailgun.tag
+                        'o:tag': bulkEmailConfig.mailgun.tag
                     });
                 }
 
@@ -96,6 +71,10 @@ module.exports = {
                 'message-id': messageId
             };
 
+            if (!mailgunInstance) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             return await mailgunInstance.events().get(filter);
         } catch (err) {
             common.logging.error({err});
diff --git a/core/server/services/bulk-email/mailgun.js b/core/server/services/bulk-email/mailgun.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebb707c477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/services/bulk-email/mailgun.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+const {URL} = require('url');
+const mailgun = require('mailgun-js');
+const common = require('../../lib/common');
+const configService = require('../../config');
+const settingsCache = require('../settings/cache');
+
+function createMailgun(config) {
+    const baseUrl = new URL(config.baseUrl);
+
+    return mailgun({
+        apiKey: config.apiKey,
+        domain: config.domain,
+        protocol: baseUrl.protocol,
+        host: baseUrl.host,
+        port: baseUrl.port,
+        endpoint: baseUrl.pathname
+    });
+}
+
+function getInstance() {
+    const bulkEmailConfig = configService.get('bulkEmail');
+    const bulkEmailSetting = settingsCache.get('bulk_email_settings');
+    const hasMailgunConfig = !!(bulkEmailConfig && bulkEmailConfig.mailgun);
+    const hasMailgunSetting = !!(bulkEmailSetting && bulkEmailSetting.apiKey && bulkEmailSetting.baseUrl && bulkEmailSetting.domain);
+    if (!hasMailgunConfig && !hasMailgunSetting) {
+        common.logging.warn(`Bulk email service is not configured`);
+    } else {
+        try {
+            let mailgunConfig = hasMailgunConfig ? bulkEmailConfig.mailgun : bulkEmailSetting;
+            return createMailgun(mailgunConfig);
+        } catch (err) {
+            common.logging.warn(`Bulk email service is not configured`);
+        }
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    getInstance: getInstance
+};