diff --git a/docker/devenv/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/devenv/docker-compose.yaml
index b5289c666..7207a5f29 100644
--- a/docker/devenv/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/devenv/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ services:
       - APP_DATABASE_URI=postgresql://postgres/uxbox
       - APP_DATABASE_USERNAME=uxbox
       - APP_DATABASE_PASSWORD=uxbox
-      - APP_SENDMAIL_BACKEND=smtp
+      - APP_SENDMAIL_BACKEND=console
       - APP_SMTP_HOST=smtp
       - APP_SMTP_PORT=25