diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 71ec8a61b0a56721af1314773af2560bf9d98100..fd5f180560b643082105806474d0b15b3960c931 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ make_error! {
     RegexError(RegexErr): _has_source, _api_error,
     YubiError(YubiErr):   _has_source, _api_error,
 
-    LetreError(LettreErr):    _has_source, _api_error,
+    LettreError(LettreErr):   _has_source, _api_error,
     AddressError(AddrErr):    _has_source, _api_error,
     SmtpError(SmtpErr):       _has_source, _api_error,
     FromStrError(FromStrErr): _has_source, _api_error,
diff --git a/src/mail.rs b/src/mail.rs
index 0aadf3c2ab2fb0e6168d34673968876e0029ebcb..bfde25297f7bd300f1299ea701710e79df7bf27b 100644
--- a/src/mail.rs
+++ b/src/mail.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn mailer() -> SmtpTransport {
             for wanted_mechanism in mechanism.split(',') {
                 for m in &allowed_mechanisms {
                     if m.to_string().to_lowercase() == wanted_mechanism.trim_matches(|c| c == '"' || c == '\'' || c == ' ').to_lowercase() {
-                        selected_mechanisms.push(m.clone());
+                        selected_mechanisms.push(*m);
                     }
                 }
             };
@@ -330,6 +330,24 @@ fn send_email(address: &str, subject: &str, body_html: &str, body_text: &str) ->
         .subject(subject)
         .multipart(alternative)?;
 
-    let _ = mailer().send(&email)?;
-    Ok(())
+    match mailer().send(&email) {
+        Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+        // Match some common errors and make them more user friendly
+        Err(e) => match e {
+            lettre::transport::smtp::Error::Client(x) => {
+                err!(format!("SMTP Client error: {}", x));
+            },
+            lettre::transport::smtp::Error::Transient(x) => {
+                err!(format!("SMTP 4xx error: {:?}", x.message));
+            },
+            lettre::transport::smtp::Error::Permanent(x) => {
+                err!(format!("SMTP 5xx error: {:?}", x.message));
+            },
+            lettre::transport::smtp::Error::Io(x) => {
+                err!(format!("SMTP IO error: {}", x));
+            },
+            // Fallback for all other errors
+            _ => Err(e.into())
+        }
+    }
 }