diff --git a/app/Config/Email.php b/app/Config/Email.php
index 729e8957f9ab..01350186a3e9 100644
--- a/app/Config/Email.php
+++ b/app/Config/Email.php
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 class Email extends BaseConfig
 {
-    public string $fromEmail;
-    public string $fromName;
-    public string $recipients;
+    public string $fromEmail  = '';
+    public string $fromName   = '';
+    public string $recipients = '';
 
     /**
      * The "user agent"
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ class Email extends BaseConfig
     /**
      * SMTP Server Address
      */
-    public string $SMTPHost;
+    public string $SMTPHost = '';
 
     /**
      * SMTP Username
      */
-    public string $SMTPUser;
+    public string $SMTPUser = '';
 
     /**
      * SMTP Password
      */
-    public string $SMTPPass;
+    public string $SMTPPass = '';
 
     /**
      * SMTP Port
diff --git a/system/Email/Email.php b/system/Email/Email.php
index d113398d5dab..488a5ee76f04 100644
--- a/system/Email/Email.php
+++ b/system/Email/Email.php
@@ -1539,7 +1539,11 @@ public function send($autoClear = true)
             $this->setReplyTo($this->headers['From']);
         }
 
-        if (empty($this->recipients) && ! isset($this->headers['To']) && empty($this->BCCArray) && ! isset($this->headers['Bcc']) && ! isset($this->headers['Cc'])) {
+        if (
+            empty($this->recipients) && ! isset($this->headers['To'])
+            && empty($this->BCCArray) && ! isset($this->headers['Bcc'])
+            && ! isset($this->headers['Cc'])
+        ) {
             $this->setErrorMessage(lang('Email.noRecipients'));
 
             return false;