diff --git a/orchestrator/activities/email.py b/orchestrator/activities/email.py
index e85ee30..3030e91 100644
--- a/orchestrator/activities/email.py
+++ b/orchestrator/activities/email.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+from smtplib import SMTPServerDisconnected
 from temporalio import workflow, activity
 
 with workflow.unsafe.imports_passed_through():
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class Email(BaseActivity):
         self.sender_email = sender_email
         self.sender_password = sender_password
         self.smtp_port = smtp_port
+        self.smtp_server = smtp_server
 
         logger.info(f"Initializing Email with {smtp_server}:{smtp_port}")
 
@@ -99,6 +101,33 @@ class Email(BaseActivity):
 
         return msg
 
+    def send_email(self, msg: MIMEMultipart, receivers: list[str]):
+        """
+        Sends an email to the receivers.
+        """
+
+        try:
+            self.server.sendmail(
+                self.sender_email, receivers, msg.as_string())
+        except SMTPServerDisconnected as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"SMTP server disconnected: {e}")
+            self.logger.info(
+                f"Reconnecting to {self.smtp_server}:{self.smtp_port}")
+
+            if self.server:
+                try:
+                    self.server.quit()
+                except SMTPServerDisconnected as e:
+                    self.logger.info(f"Server already disconnected: {e}")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self.logger.error(f"Failed to quit server: {e}")
+                    raise e
+
+            self.server = smtplib.SMTP(self.smtp_server, self.smtp_port)
+            self.server.starttls()
+            self.server.login(self.sender_email, self.sender_password)
+            self.server.sendmail(self.sender_email, receivers, msg.as_string())
+
     @activity.defn(name="send_email")
     async def send_email(self, input_data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """
@@ -138,8 +167,7 @@ class Email(BaseActivity):
                         if notification.get('attachment_content') is not None],
                     msg)
 
-                self.server.sendmail(
-                    self.sender_email, receivers, msg.as_string())
+                self.send_email(msg, receivers)
             except Exception as e:
                 self.error(f"Failed to send email to {group_name}: {e}",
                            metadata=metadata)
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index a9502de..570ae29 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -171,17 +171,33 @@ env:
     value: "1"
 
   - name: EMAIL_SENDER
-    value: "sientia-alerts@aignosi.com"
+    value: "vitor.santos@aignosi.com.br"
   - name: EMAIL_SENDER_PASSWORD
     valueFrom:
       secretKeyRef:
         name: smtp-credentials
-        key: sender-password
+        key: app_password
   - name: EMAIL_SMTP_SERVER
     value: "smtp.gmail.com"
   - name: EMAIL_SMTP_PORT
     value: "587"
 
+  # Application variables
+  - name: POSTGRES_HOST
+    value: "paradedb-rw.paradedb.svc.cluster.local"
+  - name: POSTGRES_PORT
+    value: "5432"
+  - name: POSTGRES_USER
+    value: "sientia"
+  - name: POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+    value: "sientia"
+  - name: POSTGRES_DBNAME
+    value: "sientia"
+  - name: POSTGRES_MIN_CONNECTIONS
+    value: "10"
+  - name: POSTGRES_MAX_CONNECTIONS
+    value: "40"
+
   - name: KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS
     value: "kafka.kafka.svc.cluster.local:9092"