diff --git a/lib/SENDMAIL/sendemail.cpp b/lib/SENDMAIL/sendemail.cpp
index b84e1fbaa..ab2c90ecd 100755
--- a/lib/SENDMAIL/sendemail.cpp
+++ b/lib/SENDMAIL/sendemail.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ bool SendEmail::send(const String& from, const String& to, const String& subject
   DEBUG_EMAIL_PORT.println(port);
 #endif
 
-#ifndef ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_4_2
+#if defined(ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_3_0) || defined(ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_4_2)
+#else
   client->setInsecure();
   bool mfln = client->probeMaxFragmentLength(host.c_str(), port, 512);
 #ifdef DEBUG_EMAIL_PORT
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ bool SendEmail::send(const String& from, const String& to, const String& subject
   }
 #endif
 
+
   if (!client->connect(host.c_str(), port))
   {
 #ifdef DEBUG_EMAIL_PORT
diff --git a/lib/SENDMAIL/sendemail.h b/lib/SENDMAIL/sendemail.h
index f622fb4e1..394612fc6 100755
--- a/lib/SENDMAIL/sendemail.h
+++ b/lib/SENDMAIL/sendemail.h
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ class SendEmail
     const int timeout;
     const bool ssl;
     const int auth_used;
-#ifndef ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_4_2
+#if defined(ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_3_0) || defined(ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_4_2)
+    WiFiClient* client;
+#else
     // use bear ssl
   //  #include "WiFiClientSecureLightBearSSL.h"
   //  BearSSL::WiFiClientSecure_light *client;
-    //BearSSL::WiFiClientSecure* client;
-    WiFiClientSecure* client;
-#else
-    WiFiClient* client;
+    BearSSL::WiFiClientSecure* client;
+    //WiFiClientSecure* client;
 #endif
     String readClient();
     void a3_to_a4(unsigned char * a4, unsigned char * a3);