diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalOpsNotificationSettingsController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalOpsNotificationSettingsController.cs
index 84fe71a5..bd057bf2 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalOpsNotificationSettingsController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/GlobalOpsNotificationSettingsController.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             if (!Authorized.HasModifyRole(HttpContext.Items, AyaType.OpsNotificationSettings))//technically maybe this could be wider open, but for now keeping as locked down
                 return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
             var res = await CoreJobNotify.TestSMTPDelivery(toAddress);
+            if(res!="ok"){
+                return  StatusCode(500, new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.API_SERVER_ERROR, null, res));
+            }
             return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(res));
         }