diff --git a/src/routes/mailserver.js b/src/routes/mailserver.js
index 1c333697d..1e846fcd0 100644
--- a/src/routes/mailserver.js
+++ b/src/routes/mailserver.js
@@ -32,23 +32,23 @@ async function proxyToMailContainer(port, pathname, req, res, next) {
 
     const opts = {
         hostname: addonDetails.ip,
-        port: 3000,
+        port,
         path: `/${pathname}?${searchParams.toString()}`,
         method: req.method,
         headers: req.headers
     };
 
-    const sftpReq = http.request(opts, function (sftpRes) {
-        res.writeHead(sftpRes.statusCode, sftpRes.headers);
-        sftpRes.on('error', (error) => next(new HttpError(500, `mailserver error: ${error.message} ${error.code}`)));
-        sftpRes.on('end', () => next());
-        sftpRes.pipe(res);
+    const mailReq = http.request(opts, function (mailRes) {
+        res.writeHead(mailRes.statusCode, mailRes.headers);
+        mailRes.on('error', (error) => next(new HttpError(500, `mailserver error: ${error.message} ${error.code}`)));
+        mailRes.on('end', () => next());
+        mailRes.pipe(res);
     });
-    sftpReq.on('error', (error) => next(new HttpError(424, `Unable to connect to mailserver: ${error.message} ${error.code}`)));
+    mailReq.on('error', (error) => next(new HttpError(424, `Unable to connect to mailserver: ${error.message} ${error.code}`)));
     if (!req.readable) {
-        sftpReq.end();
+        mailReq.end();
     } else {
-        req.pipe(sftpReq);
+        req.pipe(mailReq);
     }
 }