diff --git a/internal/configuration/decode_hooks.go b/internal/configuration/decode_hooks.go
index b2012d9ff..513f7fd37 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/decode_hooks.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/decode_hooks.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 // StringToMailAddressFunc decodes a string into a mail.Address.
 func StringToMailAddressFunc() mapstructure.DecodeHookFunc {
-	return func(f reflect.Kind, t reflect.Kind, data interface{}) (value interface{}, err error) {
-		if f != reflect.String || t != reflect.TypeOf(mail.Address{}).Kind() {
+	return func(f reflect.Type, t reflect.Type, data interface{}) (value interface{}, err error) {
+		if f.Kind() != reflect.String || t != reflect.TypeOf(mail.Address{}) {
 			return data, nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/configuration/provider_test.go b/internal/configuration/provider_test.go
index e708a859f..961b15d41 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/provider_test.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/provider_test.go
@@ -254,6 +254,47 @@ func TestShouldHandleErrInvalidatorWhenSMTPSenderBlank(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "", config.Notifier.SMTP.Sender.Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", config.Notifier.SMTP.Sender.Address)
+
+	validator.ValidateNotifier(config.Notifier, val)
+
+	require.Len(t, val.Errors(), 1)
+	assert.Len(t, val.Warnings(), 0)
+
+	assert.EqualError(t, val.Errors()[0], "smtp notifier: the 'sender' must be configured")
+}
+
+func TestShouldDecodeSMTPSenderWithoutName(t *testing.T) {
+	testReset()
+
+	val := schema.NewStructValidator()
+	keys, config, err := Load(val, NewDefaultSources([]string{"./test_resources/config.yml"}, DefaultEnvPrefix, DefaultEnvDelimiter)...)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	validator.ValidateKeys(keys, DefaultEnvPrefix, val)
+
+	assert.Len(t, val.Errors(), 0)
+	assert.Len(t, val.Warnings(), 0)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "", config.Notifier.SMTP.Sender.Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, "admin@example.com", config.Notifier.SMTP.Sender.Address)
+}
+
+func TestShouldDecodeSMTPSenderWithName(t *testing.T) {
+	testReset()
+
+	val := schema.NewStructValidator()
+	keys, config, err := Load(val, NewDefaultSources([]string{"./test_resources/config_alt.yml"}, DefaultEnvPrefix, DefaultEnvDelimiter)...)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	validator.ValidateKeys(keys, DefaultEnvPrefix, val)
+
+	assert.Len(t, val.Errors(), 0)
+	assert.Len(t, val.Warnings(), 0)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "Admin", config.Notifier.SMTP.Sender.Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, "admin@example.com", config.Notifier.SMTP.Sender.Address)
 }
 
 func TestShouldNotReadConfigurationOnFSAccessDenied(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/configuration/test_resources/config_alt.yml b/internal/configuration/test_resources/config_alt.yml
index c97198439..72776ab6d 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/test_resources/config_alt.yml
+++ b/internal/configuration/test_resources/config_alt.yml
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@ notifier:
     username: test
     host: 127.0.0.1
     port: 1025
-    sender: admin@example.com
+    sender: Admin <admin@example.com>
     disable_require_tls: true
 ...