From e09fc547222fba780abd1eb69eb7489831f8e9d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: shamoon <4887959+shamoon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 15:31:18 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Enforce email enabled for mandatory verification

---
 src/paperless/settings.py | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 97d0ca06f..bb8b6b061 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -537,6 +537,13 @@ ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION = (
     )
 )
 
+if ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION == "mandatory":
+    ACCOUNT_EMAIL_REQUIRED = True
+    if not EMAIL_ENABLED:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Email must be enabled if ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION is mandatory",
+        )
+
 ACCOUNT_EMAIL_UNKNOWN_ACCOUNTS = __get_boolean(
     "PAPERLESS_ACCOUNT_EMAIL_UNKNOWN_ACCOUNTS",
     "True",