diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/AcceptanceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/AcceptanceController.php
index 2c58cc1e2dc9..b9403ce5f2f3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/AcceptanceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/AcceptanceController.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public function store(Request $request, $id) : RedirectResponse
             try {
                 $recipient = User::find($acceptance->alert_on_response_id);
 
-                if ($recipient) {
+                if ($recipient?->email) {
                     Log::debug('Attempting to send email acceptance.');
                     Mail::to($recipient)->send(new CheckoutAcceptanceResponseMail(
                         $acceptance,