diff --git a/app/login/api/engine/login_otp.php b/app/login/api/engine/login_otp.php
index 4ff9ae1..5857962 100644
--- a/app/login/api/engine/login_otp.php
+++ b/app/login/api/engine/login_otp.php
@@ -140,36 +140,37 @@ if (password_verify(trim($data["password"]), $temp["password"])) {
                     . '://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . rtrim($server_url, '/');
         $verify_url = $base_url . '/login/verify.php?token=' . $token;
 
-        try {
-            require_once $include_url . 'assets/utils/module/mailer.php';
-            $mailer = new mailer(['pdo1' => $pdo1]);
-            $mailer->send_email([
-                'company_id'   => 0,
-                'smtp'         => $SMTP,
-                'to'           => $r['email'],
-                'subject'      => 'Verify your email — WMS',
-                'message'      => implode("\n", [
-                    "Hi {$r['name']},",
-                    "",
-                    "You attempted to login but your email is not yet verified.",
-                    "Please verify your email address by clicking the button below:",
-                    "",
-                    "<a href='{$verify_url}' style='display:inline-block;padding:12px 28px;background:#E66239;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;'>Verify Email Address</a>",
-                    "",
-                    "Or copy and paste this link into your browser:",
-                    "<a href='{$verify_url}'>{$verify_url}</a>",
-                    "",
-                    "This link will expire in 30 days.",
-                ]),
-                'channel_name' => 'WMS',
-                'key'          => $pinkey,
-            ]);
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            // Log silently — do not expose mailer errors to the end user
-            error_log('[resend_verify] ' . $e->getMessage());
-        }
+        require_once $include_url . 'assets/utils/module/mailer.php';
+        $mailer    = new mailer(['pdo1' => $pdo1]);
+        $mail_sent = $mailer->send_email([
+            'company_id'   => 0,
+            'smtp'         => $SMTP,
+            'silent'       => true,
+            'to'           => $r['email'],
+            'subject'      => 'Verify your email — WMS',
+            'message'      => implode("\n", [
+                "Hi {$r['name']},",
+                "",
+                "You attempted to login but your email is not yet verified.",
+                "Please verify your email address by clicking the button below:",
+                "",
+                "<a href='{$verify_url}' style='display:inline-block;padding:12px 28px;background:#E66239;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;'>Verify Email Address</a>",
+                "",
+                "Or copy and paste this link into your browser:",
+                "<a href='{$verify_url}'>{$verify_url}</a>",
+                "",
+                "This link will expire in 30 days.",
+            ]),
+            'channel_name' => 'WMS',
+            'key'          => $pinkey,
+        ]);
 
-        $answer["message"] = "Your email is not verified. We've sent a new verification link to your inbox — please check your email.";
+        if ($mail_sent) {
+            $answer["message"] = "Your email is not verified. We've sent a new verification link to your inbox — please check your email.";
+        } else {
+            $answer["message"] = "Your email is not verified. Verification email could not be sent — please contact your administrator.";
+            $answer["verify_url"] = $verify_url;
+        }
         exit(json_encode($answer));
     }
 
@@ -306,22 +307,22 @@ if (password_verify(trim($data["password"]), $temp["password"])) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (!empty($smtp_config)) {
+    // if (!empty($smtp_config)) {
 
-        require "../../../assets/utils/module/mailer.php";
+    //     require "../../../assets/utils/module/mailer.php";
 
-        $mailer = new mailer(["pdo1" => $pdo1, "pdo2" => $pdo2]);
+    //     $mailer = new mailer(["pdo1" => $pdo1, "pdo2" => $pdo2]);
 
-        $mailer->send_email([
-            "company_id"   => $default_company,
-            "smtp"         => $smtp_config,
-            "subject"      => "One Time Password (OTP) For reference number " . $reference_number,
-            "message"      => "Your OTP is " . $otp . " for reference number " . $reference_number,
-            "channel_name" => "WMS LOGIN OTP",
-            "to"           => $user_email,
-            "key"          => $pinkey,
-        ]);
-    }
+    //     $mailer->send_email([
+    //         "company_id"   => $default_company,
+    //         "smtp"         => $smtp_config,
+    //         "subject"      => "One Time Password (OTP) For reference number " . $reference_number,
+    //         "message"      => "Your OTP is " . $otp . " for reference number " . $reference_number,
+    //         "channel_name" => "WMS LOGIN OTP",
+    //         "to"           => $user_email,
+    //         "key"          => $pinkey,
+    //     ]);
+    // }
 
     // ── Step 9: Reset session and write OTP state ─────────────────────────────
     // The full session is cleared first to prevent session fixation — any data