diff --git a/config/mail.php b/config/mail.php
index 75c353d56a0..3e86ea99a88 100644
--- a/config/mail.php
+++ b/config/mail.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
         'sendmail' => [
             'transport' => 'sendmail',
-            'path' => '/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs',
+            'path' => env('SENDMAIL','/usr/sbin/sendmail -bs'),
         ],
 
         'log' => [