diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/send_email.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/send_email.lua
index 0480f8c9dd..b72350b1a0 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/send_email.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/voicemail/resources/functions/send_email.lua
@@ -156,11 +156,20 @@
 					file = voicemail_dir.."/"..id.."/msg_"..uuid.."."..vm_message_ext;
 
 				--send the email
-					send_mail(headers,
-						voicemail_mail_to,
-						{subject, body},
-						(voicemail_file == "attach") and file
-					);
+					if (voicemail_file == "attach") then
+						freeswitch.email(voicemail_mail_to,
+							voicemail_mail_to,
+							"To: "..voicemail_mail_to.."\nFrom: "..voicemail_mail_to.."\nX-Headers: "..headers.."\nSubject: "..subject,
+							body,
+							file
+							);
+					else
+						freeswitch.email(voicemail_mail_to,
+							voicemail_mail_to,
+							"To: "..voicemail_mail_to.."\nFrom: "..voicemail_mail_to.."\nX-Headers: "..headers.."\nSubject: "..subject,
+							body
+							);
+					end
 			end
 
 		--whether to keep the voicemail message and details local after email