diff --git a/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/email/DefaultEmailSender.java b/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/email/DefaultEmailSender.java
index 8b230be..b89cdcb 100644
--- a/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/email/DefaultEmailSender.java
+++ b/util/src/main/java/com/ning/billing/util/email/DefaultEmailSender.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class DefaultEmailSender implements EmailSender {
email.setSSL(config.useSSL());
email.send();
} catch (EmailException ee) {
- log.warn("Failed to send e-mail", ee);
+ throw new EmailApiException(ee, ErrorCode.EMAIL_SENDING_FAILED);
}
}
}