diff --git a/src/alerts.js b/src/alerts.js
index 721eec5..2de906a 100755
--- a/src/alerts.js
+++ b/src/alerts.js
@@ -15,7 +15,18 @@ import { indexApi } from './manticore.js';
 import { fetchScenesById } from './scenes.js';
 
 const logger = initLogger();
-const resend = new Resend(config.email.apiKey);
+const resend = (() => {
+	if (config.email.enabled) {
+		try {
+			return new Resend(config.email.apiKey);
+		}
+		catch (error) {
+			logger.error(`Failed to initialize Resend: ${error.message}`);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return null;
+})();
 
 function getImagePath(media) {
 	if (!media) {
@@ -437,7 +448,7 @@ const frequencies = {
 };
 
 async function sendEmailAlerts() {
-	if (!config.email.enabled) {
+	if (!config.email.enabled || !resend) {
 		return;
 	}