diff --git a/internal/services/email.go b/internal/services/email.go
index f8d3a0e..0d0979e 100644
--- a/internal/services/email.go
+++ b/internal/services/email.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (e *EmailService) connectSMTP(addr string) (*smtp.Client, error) {
 	}
 
 	if err = client.StartTLS(tlsConfig); err != nil {
-		client.Close()
+		_ = client.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}