diff --git a/images/php-fpm/entrypoints/50-ssmtp.sh b/images/php-fpm/entrypoints/50-ssmtp.sh
index 62bb80bdb..717298eb2 100755
--- a/images/php-fpm/entrypoints/50-ssmtp.sh
+++ b/images/php-fpm/entrypoints/50-ssmtp.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ if [ ${SSMTP_MAILHUB+x} ]; then
 elif nc -z -w 1 172.17.0.1 1025 &> /dev/null; then
   echo -e "\nmailhub=172.17.0.1:1025" >> /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf
   return
+# check if we find mailhog on the internal docker host
+elif nc -z -w 1 host.docker.internal 1025 &> /dev/null; then
+  echo -e "\nmailhub=host.docker.internal:1025" >> /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf
+  return
 # Fallback: check if on Lagoon then assume mxout.lagoon.svc can do smtp TLS
 elif [ ! -z ${LAGOON_PROJECT} ]; then
   echo -e "UseTLS=Yes\nmailhub=mxout.lagoon.svc:465" >> /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf