diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 0d112275d8..bbbf124068 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4679,12 +4679,12 @@
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/utopia-php/migration.git",
-                "reference": "9813afb2d7e0ddf8f00002fa30c0318d697e8d97"
+                "reference": "edcb0aa3285b44616e570e5fe092aaac97deb686"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/utopia-php/migration/zipball/9813afb2d7e0ddf8f00002fa30c0318d697e8d97",
-                "reference": "9813afb2d7e0ddf8f00002fa30c0318d697e8d97",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/utopia-php/migration/zipball/edcb0aa3285b44616e570e5fe092aaac97deb686",
+                "reference": "edcb0aa3285b44616e570e5fe092aaac97deb686",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -4744,7 +4744,7 @@
                 "source": "https://github.com/utopia-php/migration/tree/add-email-templates-migration",
                 "issues": "https://github.com/utopia-php/migration/issues"
             },
-            "time": "2026-05-21T15:55:26+00:00"
+            "time": "2026-05-21T16:14:58+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "utopia-php/mongo",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Migrations/MigrationsBase.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Migrations/MigrationsBase.php
index 95967587ac..bc30a21490 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Migrations/MigrationsBase.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Migrations/MigrationsBase.php
@@ -3126,17 +3126,20 @@ trait MigrationsBase
         $sourceProjectId = $this->getProject()['$id'];
         $destinationProjectId = $this->getDestinationProject()['$id'];
 
-        // The source SDK path requires custom SMTP enabled before a template can be saved.
-        $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_PATCH, '/projects/' . $sourceProjectId . '/smtp', $consoleHeaders, [
+        // The source SDK path requires custom SMTP enabled before a template can be
+        // saved — and the enable call validates the SMTP connection. `maildev` is the
+        // dev mailcatcher in the test cluster's docker-compose; it accepts unauthenticated
+        // connections on port 1025, so it's the only host that lets us pass validation.
+        $smtpHost = 'maildev';
+        $smtpPort = 1025;
+        $smtpUpdate = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_PATCH, '/projects/' . $sourceProjectId . '/smtp', $consoleHeaders, [
             'enabled' => true,
             'senderName' => 'Test Sender',
             'senderEmail' => 'sender@example.com',
-            'host' => 'smtp.example.com',
-            'port' => 587,
-            'username' => 'test',
-            'password' => 'test',
-            'secure' => 'tls',
+            'host' => $smtpHost,
+            'port' => $smtpPort,
         ]);
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $smtpUpdate['headers']['status-code'], 'SMTP enable on source failed: ' . \json_encode($smtpUpdate['body']));
 
         $templateId = 'verification';
         $locale = 'en';
@@ -3181,11 +3184,8 @@ trait MigrationsBase
             'enabled' => true,
             'senderName' => 'Dest Sender',
             'senderEmail' => 'dest@example.com',
-            'host' => 'smtp.example.com',
-            'port' => 587,
-            'username' => 'test',
-            'password' => 'test',
-            'secure' => 'tls',
+            'host' => $smtpHost,
+            'port' => $smtpPort,
         ]);
 
         $fetched = $this->client->call(