diff --git a/server/.github/test.conf.json5 b/server/.github/test.conf.json5
index f874fecd4..9fa254e07 100644
--- a/server/.github/test.conf.json5
+++ b/server/.github/test.conf.json5
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 	RUN_OWN_CDN: true,
 	CDN_WEB_LOCATION: "/cdn",
 	OUR_URL: "https://example.com",
-	EMAIL_CONFIG: {
-		FROM: "test <zkldi@example.com>",
-	},
 	INVITE_CODE_CONFIG: {
 		BATCH_SIZE: 2,
 		INVITE_CAP: 100,
diff --git a/server/src/lib/email/client.ts b/server/src/lib/email/client.ts
index ca67501e3..5063a60ce 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/email/client.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/email/client.ts
@@ -12,18 +12,17 @@ if (ServerConfig.EMAIL_CONFIG) {
 	const conf = ServerConfig.EMAIL_CONFIG;
 
 	try {
-		transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
-			// @ts-expect-error There's a bug in nodemailers types
-			// where it thinks that sendmail cannot be true while
-			// debug or logging are enabled.
-			sendmail: true,
-			newline: "unix",
-			path: conf.SENDMAIL_BIN ?? "/usr/bin/sendmail",
-			debug: !!ServerConfig.EMAIL_CONFIG?.DEBUG,
-			logger: ServerConfig.EMAIL_CONFIG.DEBUG
-				? bunyan.createLogger({ name: "Email Logger" })
-				: undefined,
-		});
+		transporter = nodemailer.createTransport(
+			Object.assign(
+				{
+					newline: "unix",
+					logger: conf.TRANSPORT_OPS?.debug
+						? bunyan.createLogger({ name: "Email Logger" })
+						: undefined,
+				},
+				conf.TRANSPORT_OPS ?? {}
+			)
+		);
 
 		transporter.verify((err) => {
 			if (err) {
diff --git a/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-kai/sdvx/converter.test.ts b/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-kai/sdvx/converter.test.ts
index a8da3df1e..239172d75 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-kai/sdvx/converter.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/score-import/import-types/common/api-kai/sdvx/converter.test.ts
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ t.test("#ResolveKaiLamp", (t) => {
 	t.equal(ResolveKaiLamp(3), "EXCESSIVE CLEAR");
 	t.equal(ResolveKaiLamp(4), "ULTIMATE CHAIN");
 	t.equal(ResolveKaiLamp(5), "PERFECT ULTIMATE CHAIN");
-	t.throws(() => ConvertDifficulty(6));
-	t.throws(() => ConvertDifficulty(0));
+	t.throws(() => ResolveKaiLamp(6));
+	t.throws(() => ResolveKaiLamp(0));
 
 	t.end();
 });
diff --git a/server/src/lib/setup/config.ts b/server/src/lib/setup/config.ts
index 6adad179a..667bddddf 100644
--- a/server/src/lib/setup/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/lib/setup/config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // barrel file for re-exporting env variables.
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
-import JSON5 from "json5";
 import fs from "fs";
-import p from "prudence";
-import { FormatPrError } from "utils/prudence";
-import { integer, StaticConfig } from "tachi-common";
+import JSON5 from "json5";
 import { SendMailOptions } from "nodemailer";
+import p from "prudence";
+import { integer, StaticConfig } from "tachi-common";
+import { FormatPrError } from "utils/prudence";
 
 dotenv.config(); // imports things like NODE_ENV from a local .env file if one is present.
 
@@ -69,9 +69,13 @@ export interface TachiConfig {
 	NO_CONSOLE?: boolean;
 	EMAIL_CONFIG?: {
 		FROM: string;
-		SENDMAIL_BIN?: string;
 		DKIM?: SendMailOptions["dkim"];
-		DEBUG?: boolean;
+		// @warning This is explicitly allowed to be any
+		// As nodemailer doesnt properly export the types we care about
+		// This should be set to SMTPTransport.Options, but it is
+		// inaccessible.
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+		TRANSPORT_OPS: any;
 	};
 	USC_QUEUE_SIZE: integer;
 	BEATORAJA_QUEUE_SIZE: integer;
@@ -115,9 +119,11 @@ const err = p(config, {
 	NO_CONSOLE: "*boolean",
 	EMAIL_CONFIG: p.optional({
 		FROM: "string",
-		SENDMAIL_BIN: "*string",
 		DKIM: "*object",
-		DEBUG: "*boolean",
+		// WARN: This validation is improper and lazy.
+		// The actual content is just some wacky options object.
+		// I'm not going to assert this properly.
+		TRANSPORT_OPS: "*object",
 	}),
 	USC_QUEUE_SIZE: p.optional(p.gteInt(2)),
 	BEATORAJA_QUEUE_SIZE: p.optional(p.gteInt(2)),
@@ -152,10 +158,6 @@ tachiConfig.OAUTH_CLIENT_CAP ??= 15;
 tachiConfig.USC_QUEUE_SIZE ??= 3;
 tachiConfig.BEATORAJA_QUEUE_SIZE ??= 3;
 
-if (tachiConfig.EMAIL_CONFIG) {
-	tachiConfig.EMAIL_CONFIG.SENDMAIL_BIN ??= "/usr/bin/sendmail";
-}
-
 export const ServerTypeInfo = tachiConfig.SERVER_TYPE_INFO;
 export const ServerConfig = tachiConfig;
 
diff --git a/server/src/server/router/api/v1/auth/router.ts b/server/src/server/router/api/v1/auth/router.ts
index 40d452293..dccc3493b 100644
--- a/server/src/server/router/api/v1/auth/router.ts
+++ b/server/src/server/router/api/v1/auth/router.ts
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ router.post("/logout", (req, res) => {
  * @name POST /api/v1/auth/forgot-password
  */
 router.post("/forgot-password", prValidate({ email: "string" }), async (req, res) => {
-	if (!ServerConfig.EMAIL_CONFIG) {
+	if (!ServerConfig.EMAIL_CONFIG && Environment.nodeEnv !== "test") {
 		return res.status(501).json({
 			success: false,
 			description: `This server does not support password resets.`,