diff --git a/backend/src/app/email.clj b/backend/src/app/email.clj
index a8ee40c4d..5bcf741f1 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/email.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/email.clj
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@
    [:priority {:optional true} [:enum :high :low]]
    [:extra-data {:optional true} ::sm/text]])
 
-(def ^:private valid-context?
-  (sm/validator schema:context))
+(def ^:private check-context
+  (sm/check-fn schema:context))
 
 (defn template-factory
   [& {:keys [id schema]}]
@@ -236,10 +236,8 @@
                    (sm/check-fn schema)
                    (constantly nil))]
     (fn [context]
-      (assert (valid-context? context) "expected a valid context")
-      (check-fn context)
-
-      (let [email (build-email-template id context)]
+      (let [context (-> context check-context check-fn)
+            email   (build-email-template id context)]
         (when-not email
           (ex/raise :type :internal
                     :code :email-template-does-not-exists
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@
   "Schedule an already defined email to be sent using asynchronously
   using worker task."
   [{:keys [::conn ::factory] :as context}]
-  (assert (db/connection? conn) "expected a valid database connection")
+  (assert (db/connectable? conn) "expected a valid database connection or pool")
 
   (let [email (if factory
                 (factory context)
@@ -348,7 +346,7 @@
    [:subject ::sm/text]
    [:content ::sm/text]])
 
-(def feedback
+(def user-feedback
   "A profile feedback email."
   (template-factory
    :id ::feedback
diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/feedback.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/feedback.clj
index c641a4ff4..e3525ded4 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/feedback.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/feedback.clj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    [app.rpc.doc :as-alias doc]
    [app.util.services :as sv]))
 
-(declare ^:private send-feedback!)
+(declare ^:private send-user-feedback!)
 
 (def ^:private schema:send-user-feedback
   [:map {:title "send-user-feedback"}
@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@
               :hint "feedback not enabled"))
 
   (let [profile (profile/get-profile pool profile-id)]
-    (send-feedback! pool profile params)
+    (send-user-feedback! pool profile params)
     nil))
 
-(defn- send-feedback!
+(defn- send-user-feedback!
   [pool profile params]
-  (let [dest (cf/get :feedback-destination)]
+  (let [dest (or (cf/get :user-feedback-destination)
+                 ;; LEGACY
+                 (cf/get :feedback-destination))]
     (eml/send! {::eml/conn pool
-                ::eml/factory eml/feedback
+                ::eml/factory eml/user-feedback
                 :from     dest
                 :to       dest
                 :profile  profile