diff --git a/app/Ninja/Mailers/Mailer.php b/app/Ninja/Mailers/Mailer.php
index 9fa5d35d2daf..4b8c567be1a2 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Mailers/Mailer.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Mailers/Mailer.php
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ class Mailer
             $fromEmail = $data['fromEmail'];
         }
 
-        if (config('services.postmark')) {
+        if (strlen(config('services.postmark')) >=1) {
             return $this->sendPostmarkMail($toEmail, $fromEmail, $fromName, $replyEmail, $subject, $views, $data);
         } else {
             return $this->sendLaravelMail($toEmail, $fromEmail, $fromName, $replyEmail, $subject, $views, $data);
         }
     }
 
-    private function sendLaravelMail($toEmail, $fromEmail, $fromName, $replyEmail, $subject, $views, $data = [])
+    public function sendLaravelMail($toEmail, $fromEmail, $fromName, $replyEmail, $subject, $views, $data = [])
     {
         if (Utils::isSelfHost()) {
             if (isset($data['account'])) {
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Mailers/TicketMailer.php b/app/Ninja/Mailers/TicketMailer.php
index 565cb590b12a..071a7eecc738 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Mailers/TicketMailer.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Mailers/TicketMailer.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use Postmark\Models\PostmarkAttachment;
 /**
  * Class TicketMailer.
  */
-class TicketMailer
+class TicketMailer extends Mailer
 {
     /**
      * @param $toEmail
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@ class TicketMailer
             $fromEmail = $data['fromEmail'];
 
 
-        return $this->sendPostmarkMail($toEmail, $fromEmail, $fromName, $replyEmail, $subject, $views, $data);
+        if (strlen(config('services.postmark')) >=1) {
+            return $this->sendPostmarkMail($toEmail, $fromEmail, $fromName, $replyEmail, $subject, $views, $data);
+        } else {
+            return $this->sendLaravelMail($toEmail, $fromEmail, $fromName, $replyEmail, $subject, $views, $data);
+        }
+        //return $this->sendPostmarkMail($toEmail, $fromEmail, $fromName, $replyEmail, $subject, $views, $data);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Ninja/Repositories/TicketRepository.php b/app/Ninja/Repositories/TicketRepository.php
index c095830704fb..d7029ad960a1 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/Repositories/TicketRepository.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/Repositories/TicketRepository.php
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class TicketRepository extends BaseRepository
          */
 
         if($input['action'] != TICKET_SAVE_ONLY)
-            $this->dispatch_now(new TicketAction($changedAttributes, $oldTicket, $ticket, $input['action']));
+            dispatch_now(new TicketAction($changedAttributes, $oldTicket, $ticket, $input['action']));
 
         return $ticket;