diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 9f2e82ff9..d101e0e8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       MEILISEARCH_KEY: masterKey
       SCOUT_QUEUE: false
       #APP_DEBUG: true
+
       #third party integration
       TEST_ZOHO_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.TEST_ZOHO_CLIENT_ID }}
       TEST_ZOHO_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.TEST_ZOHO_CLIENT_SECRET }}
diff --git a/src/Kanvas/Apps/Support/SmtpRuntimeConfiguration.php b/src/Kanvas/Apps/Support/SmtpRuntimeConfiguration.php
index 784050541..a828d3d84 100644
--- a/src/Kanvas/Apps/Support/SmtpRuntimeConfiguration.php
+++ b/src/Kanvas/Apps/Support/SmtpRuntimeConfiguration.php
@@ -7,27 +7,28 @@
 use Baka\Contracts\AppInterface;
 use Baka\Contracts\CompanyInterface;
 use Baka\Contracts\HashTableInterface;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 
 class SmtpRuntimeConfiguration
 {
     protected string $appSmtp = 'appSmtp';
     protected string $companySmtp = 'companySmtp';
-    protected string $defaultSmtp;
+    protected array $defaultSmtp;
 
     public function __construct(
         protected AppInterface $app,
         protected ?CompanyInterface $company = null
     ) {
-        $this->defaultSmtp = config('mail.default');
+        $this->defaultSmtp = config('mail.mailers.smtp');
     }
 
     /**
      * Load SMTP settings from the given source.
      */
-    protected function loadSmtpSettingsFromSource(string $provider, HashTableInterface $source): string
+    protected function loadSmtpSettingsFromSource(string $provider, HashTableInterface $source): array
     {
-        $config = [
+        return [
             'transport' => 'smtp',
             'host' => $source->get('smtp_host'),
             'port' => $source->get('smtp_port'),
@@ -37,16 +38,16 @@ protected function loadSmtpSettingsFromSource(string $provider, HashTableInterfa
             'timeout' => null,
         ];
 
-        Config::set('mail.mailers.' . $provider, $config);
+        //Config::set('mail.mailers.' . $provider, $config);
 
-        return $provider;
+        //return $provider;
     }
 
 
     /**
      * Load SMTP settings from the app.
      */
-    protected function loadAppSettings(): string
+    protected function loadAppSettings(): array
     {
         return $this->loadSmtpSettingsFromSource($this->appSmtp, $this->app);
     }
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ protected function loadAppSettings(): string
     /**
      * Load SMTP settings from the company config.
      */
-    protected function loadCompanySettings(): string
+    protected function loadCompanySettings(): array
     {
         return $this->loadSmtpSettingsFromSource($this->companySmtp, $this->company);
     }
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ protected function loadCompanySettings(): string
      * Determine the source of SMTP settings and load them.
      * Returns the SMTP settings source used.
      */
-    public function loadSmtpSettings(): string
+    public function loadSmtpSettings(): array
     {
         if ($this->company !== null && $this->company->get('smtp_host')) {
             return $this->loadCompanySettings();
diff --git a/src/Kanvas/Notifications/KanvasMailable.php b/src/Kanvas/Notifications/KanvasMailable.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cfdef076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Kanvas/Notifications/KanvasMailable.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Kanvas\Notifications;
+
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailables\Content;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
+
+/**
+ * we create a custom Mailable class to set the mailer configuration
+ * at runtime, this is useful when we need to send emails using different
+ * mailer configurations.
+ */
+class KanvasMailable extends Mailable
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        protected array $mailerConfig,
+        protected string $emailContent
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function content(): Content
+    {
+        return new Content(
+            view: 'emails.layout',
+            with: [
+                'html' => $this->emailContent,
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function build(): self
+    {
+        if (app()->environment('testing')) {
+            // Skip setting the custom mailer configuration in testing environment
+            return $this;
+        }
+
+        //thanks to https://github.com/laravel/framework/issues/42602#issuecomment-1143637921
+        $customConfig = Mail::createSymfonyTransport($this->mailerConfig);
+        Mail::setSymfonyTransport($customConfig);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Kanvas/Notifications/Notification.php b/src/Kanvas/Notifications/Notification.php
index d436a70ad..a79803e43 100644
--- a/src/Kanvas/Notifications/Notification.php
+++ b/src/Kanvas/Notifications/Notification.php
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@
 use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
+use Illuminate\Notifications\AnonymousNotifiable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Messages\MailMessage;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notification as LaravelNotification;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 use Kanvas\Apps\Models\Apps;
 use Kanvas\Apps\Support\SmtpRuntimeConfiguration;
 use Kanvas\Exceptions\ValidationException;
@@ -142,20 +145,19 @@ public function via(object $notifiable): array
      *
      * @param  mixed  $notifiable
      */
-    public function toMail($notifiable): ?MailMessage
+    public function toMail($notifiable): Mailable
     {
         $smtpConfiguration = new SmtpRuntimeConfiguration($this->app, $this->company);
-        $mailer = $smtpConfiguration->loadSmtpSettings();
+        $mailConfig = $smtpConfiguration->loadSmtpSettings();
         $fromMail = $smtpConfiguration->getFromEmail();
 
         $fromEmail = $fromMail['address'];
         $fromName = $fromMail['name'];
 
-        $mailMessage = (new MailMessage())
-                ->mailer($mailer)
+        $toEmail = $notifiable instanceof AnonymousNotifiable ? $notifiable->routes['mail'] : $notifiable->email;
+        $mailMessage = (new KanvasMailable($mailConfig, $this->getEmailContent()))
                 ->from($fromEmail, $fromName)
-                //->subject($this->app->get('name') . ' - ' . $this->getTitle()
-                ->view('emails.layout', ['html' => $this->getEmailContent()]);
+                ->to($toEmail);
 
         $this->subject = $this->subject ?? $this->getNotificationTitle();