diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index ef688e1..d94002c 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ const {
   AMQP_EXCHANGE,
   AMQP_QUEUE = "email-forwarder",
   SMTP_HOST,
-  SMTP_PORT = "25",
+  SMTP_PORT = "587",
+  SMTP_USER,
+  SMTP_PASSWORD,
   NOTIFY_TO,
-  NOTIFY_FROM = "hal@novox.be",
+  NOTIFY_FROM,
 } = process.env;
 
 async function main() {
@@ -20,15 +22,19 @@ async function main() {
   await ch.bindQueue(AMQP_QUEUE, AMQP_EXCHANGE, "");
   console.log(`Bound queue '${AMQP_QUEUE}' to exchange '${AMQP_EXCHANGE}'`);
 
-  const transport = nodemailer.createTransport({
+  const transportOpts = {
     host: SMTP_HOST,
     port: parseInt(SMTP_PORT),
     secure: false,
     tls: { rejectUnauthorized: false },
-  });
+  };
+  if (SMTP_USER && SMTP_PASSWORD) {
+    transportOpts.auth = { user: SMTP_USER, pass: SMTP_PASSWORD };
+  }
+  const transport = nodemailer.createTransport(transportOpts);
 
-  console.log(`SMTP: ${SMTP_HOST}:${SMTP_PORT}`);
-  console.log(`Forwarding to: ${NOTIFY_TO}`);
+  console.log(`SMTP: ${SMTP_USER || "(no auth)"}@${SMTP_HOST}:${SMTP_PORT}`);
+  console.log(`From: ${NOTIFY_FROM} → To: ${NOTIFY_TO}`);
   console.log("Waiting for messages...\n");
 
   ch.consume(AMQP_QUEUE, async (msg) => {
diff --git a/module.yml b/module.yml
index 333fae2..e5a478a 100644
--- a/module.yml
+++ b/module.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 manifest: 2
 name: amqp-email-forwarder
-version: "1.0.0"
+version: "1.0.1"
 description: "Consumes CloudEvents from AMQP and forwards as email notifications"
 
 service:
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@ env:
   AMQP_QUEUE:
     default: "email-forwarder"
   SMTP_HOST:
-    default: "localhost"
+    default: "host.docker.internal"
   SMTP_PORT:
-    default: "25"
+    default: "587"
+  SMTP_USER:
+  SMTP_PASSWORD:
   NOTIFY_TO:
     default: "jochen.schoubben@mediahuis.be"
   NOTIFY_FROM:
-    default: "hal@novox.be"
+    default: "jschoubben@novox.be"
 
 package:
   - docker-compose.yml