diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8188397c..2f7ccac7 100644
Binary files a/package-lock.json and b/package-lock.json differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 174bea99..052b7ff7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 		"jimp": "^1.6.0",
 		"mailgun.js": "^12.1.0",
 		"mysql": "^2.18.1",
+		"node-mailjet": "^6.0.9",
 		"nodemailer": "^7.0.6",
 		"nodemailer-mailjet-transport": "github:n0script22/nodemailer-mailjet-transport",
 		"pg": "^8.16.3",
diff --git a/src/util/util/email/clients/MailJetEmailClient.ts b/src/util/util/email/clients/MailJetEmailClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cae4525d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/util/email/clients/MailJetEmailClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { BaseEmailClient, IEmail } from "./IEmailClient";
+import { Config } from "@spacebar/util*";
+
+export class MailJetEmailClient extends BaseEmailClient {
+	mailJet?: unknown;
+	// mailJet?: import("node-mailjet").default; // for development - doesn't work if package isn't installed
+	override async init(): Promise<void> {
+		// get configuration
+		const { apiKey, apiSecret } = Config.get().email.mailjet;
+
+		// ensure all required configuration values are set
+		if (!apiKey || !apiSecret) return console.error("[Email] Mailjet has not been configured correctly.");
+
+		try {
+			// try to import the transporter package
+			this.mailJet = new (await import("node-mailjet")).default({
+				apiKey: apiKey,
+				apiSecret: apiSecret,
+			});
+		} catch {
+			// if the package is not installed, log an error and return void so we don't set the transporter
+			console.error("[Email] MailJet transport is not installed. Please run `npm install node-mailjet --save-optional` to install it.");
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	override async sendMail(email: IEmail): Promise<void> {
+		if (!this.mailJet) throw new Error("mailJet not initialized");
+
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+		// @ts-expect-error
+		await this.mailJet.post("send", { version: "v3.1" }).request({
+			Messages: [
+				{
+					From: {
+						Email: Config.get().email.senderAddress,
+						Name: Config.get().general.instanceName,
+					},
+					To: [
+						{
+							Email: email.to,
+						},
+					],
+					Subject: email.subject,
+					TextPart: email.text,
+					HTMLPart: email.html,
+				},
+			],
+		});
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/util/util/email/index.ts b/src/util/util/email/index.ts
index 3bef048e..667a49ed 100644
--- a/src/util/util/email/index.ts
+++ b/src/util/util/email/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { BaseEmailClient, IEmail, IEmailClient } from "./clients/IEmailClient";
 import { SendGridEmailClient } from "./clients/SendGridEmailClient";
 import { SMTPEmailClient } from "./clients/SMTPEmailClient";
 import { MailGunEmailClient } from "./clients/MailGunEmailClient";
+import { MailJetEmailClient } from "./clients/MailJetEmailClient";
 
 const ASSET_FOLDER_PATH = path.join(
 	__dirname,
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ export const Email: {
 				this.transporter = new MailGunEmailClient();
 				break;
 			case "mailjet":
-				this.transporter = new BaseEmailClient();
+				this.transporter = new MailJetEmailClient();
 				break;
 			default:
 				console.error(`[Email] Invalid provider: ${provider}`);
diff --git a/src/util/util/email/transports/MailJet.ts b/src/util/util/email/transports/MailJet.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 69be7acf..00000000
--- a/src/util/util/email/transports/MailJet.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-/*
-	Spacebar: A FOSS re-implementation and extension of the Discord.com backend.
-	Copyright (C) 2023 Spacebar and Spacebar Contributors
-	
-	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
-	by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-	(at your option) any later version.
-	
-	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-	
-	You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-import { Config } from "@spacebar/util";
-import nodemailer from "nodemailer";
-
-export default async function () {
-	// get configuration
-	const { apiKey, apiSecret } = Config.get().email.mailjet;
-
-	// ensure all required configuration values are set
-	if (!apiKey || !apiSecret)
-		return console.error(
-			"[Email] Mailjet has not been configured correctly.",
-		);
-
-	let mj;
-	try {
-		// try to import the transporter package
-		mj = require("nodemailer-mailjet-transport");
-	} catch {
-		// if the package is not installed, log an error and return void so we don't set the transporter
-		console.error(
-			"[Email] Mailjet transport is not installed. Please run `npm install n0script22/nodemailer-mailjet-transport --save-optional` to install it.",
-		);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	// create the transporter configuration object
-	const auth = {
-		auth: {
-			apiKey: apiKey,
-			apiSecret: apiSecret,
-		},
-	};
-
-	// create the transporter and return it
-	return nodemailer.createTransport(mj(auth));
-}