diff --git a/plugins/eMail/eMail.py b/plugins/eMail/eMail.py
index 9c75fea..cd697b9 100644
--- a/plugins/eMail/eMail.py
+++ b/plugins/eMail/eMail.py
@@ -103,12 +103,15 @@ def run(typ,freq,data):
 				#
 				# connect to SMTP-Server
 				#
-				server = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(globalVars.config.get("eMail", "smtp_server"), globalVars.config.get("eMail", "smtp_port"))
+				try:
+					server = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(globalVars.config.get("eMail", "smtp_server"), globalVars.config.get("eMail", "smtp_port"))
+				except:
+					server = smtplib.SMTP(globalVars.config.get("eMail", "smtp_server"), globalVars.config.get("eMail", "smtp_port"))
 				# debug-level to shell (0=no debug|1)
 				server.set_debuglevel(0)
 
 				# if tls is enabled, starttls
-				if globalVars.config.get("eMail", "tls"):
+				if globalVars.config.getboolean("eMail", "tls"):
 					server.starttls()
 
 				# if user is given, login