diff --git a/api/auth/completeProfile.cfm b/api/auth/completeProfile.cfm
index a5ebfde..53221ad 100644
--- a/api/auth/completeProfile.cfm
+++ b/api/auth/completeProfile.cfm
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ try {
         userId: { value: userId, cfsqltype: "cf_sql_integer" }
     }, { datasource: "payfrit" });
 
-    // Send confirmation email
+    // Send confirmation email (non-blocking - don't fail if mail fails)
     confirmLink = "https://biz.payfrit.com/confirm_email.cfm?UUID=" & qUser.UserUUID;
     emailBody = "
         <p>Welcome to Payfrit, #firstName#!</p>
@@ -118,19 +118,23 @@ try {
         <p>#confirmLink#</p>
         <p>Thanks,<br>The Payfrit Team</p>
     ";
-</cfscript>
 
-<cfmail to="#email#"
-    from="admin@payfrit.com"
-    subject="Welcome to Payfrit - Please confirm your email"
-    type="html">
-    <cfoutput>#emailBody#</cfoutput>
-</cfmail>
+    emailSent = false;
+    try {
+        mailService = new mail();
+        mailService.setTo(email);
+        mailService.setFrom("admin@payfrit.com");
+        mailService.setSubject("Welcome to Payfrit - Please confirm your email");
+        mailService.setType("html");
+        mailService.send(body=emailBody);
+        emailSent = true;
+    } catch (any mailErr) {
+        // Mail failed but profile was saved - continue
+    }
 
-<cfscript>
     writeOutput(serializeJSON({
         "OK": true,
-        "MESSAGE": "Profile updated. Please check your email to confirm your address."
+        "MESSAGE": emailSent ? "Profile updated. Please check your email to confirm your address." : "Profile updated."
     }));
 
 } catch (any e) {