diff --git a/config-example.json b/config-example.json
index a04ee059f8b528a5821205dc507765c0e6751aa8..f712e8b4cb8f8c88cbf809350526a41a330afdec 100644
--- a/config-example.json
+++ b/config-example.json
@@ -6,5 +6,13 @@
     "client_secret": "<secret>",
     "server_metadata_url": "https://accounts.google.com/.well-known/openid-configuration"
   },
-  "SECRET_KEY": "changeme"
+  "SECRET_KEY": "changeme",
+  "mail": {
+    "MAIL_SERVER": "mail.geant.net",
+    "MAIL_PORT": 25,
+    "MAIL_SENDER_EMAIL": "compendium@geant.org",
+    "MAIL_EXCLUDED_ADMINS": [
+      "bjarke@nordu.net"
+    ]
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 001aee506856395d69d023cb33d57a2aef8bb204..154265bc3a3fedbd494443132232e80868177957 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def dummy_config():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def mocked_admin_user(app, mocker):
+def mocked_admin_user(app, test_survey_data, mocker):
     with app.app_context():
         user = User(email='testemail123@email.local', fullname='testfullname', oidc_sub='fakesub', roles=ROLES.admin)
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def mocked_admin_user(app, mocker):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def mocked_user(app, mocker):
+def mocked_user(app, test_survey_data, mocker):
     with app.app_context():
         user = User(email='testemail123@email.local', fullname='testfullname', oidc_sub='fakesub')
 
diff --git a/test/test_send_mail.py b/test/test_send_mail.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a1725367f4f4230b769f6338760c10c5d48c8d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_send_mail.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from compendium_v2.email import send_mail
+
+
+def test_email(app, mocked_admin_user, mocker):
+
+    def _send_mail(*args, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    mocker.patch('compendium_v2.email._send_mail', _send_mail)
+    with app.app_context():
+        app.config['MAIL_ENABLE'] = True
+        app.config['MAIL_SERVER'] = 'localhost'
+        app.config['MAIL_PORT'] = 54655
+        app.config['MAIL_SENDER_EMAIL'] = 'fakesender123@test.local'
+        app.config['MAIL_EXCLUDED_ADMINS'] = []
+        send_mail('testmail321')