diff --git a/motech.sh b/motech.sh
index 7b669f1..2a29ecb 100755
--- a/motech.sh
+++ b/motech.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ SOURCE_DIR=$(realpath $(dirname "${0}"))/motech
 
 # Check prerequisites
 docker image ls | grep -q activemq || $(realpath $(dirname "${0}"))/activemq.sh
+docker image ls | grep -q postfix || $(realpath $(dirname "${0}"))/postfix.sh
 docker image ls | grep -q postgres || $(realpath $(dirname "${0}"))/postgres.sh
 docker image ls | grep -q tomcat || $(realpath $(dirname "${0}"))/tomcat.sh
 
diff --git a/motech/etc/init.d/motech b/motech/etc/init.d/motech
index 0a059c9..3dfe959 100755
--- a/motech/etc/init.d/motech
+++ b/motech/etc/init.d/motech
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description="Motech docker container"
 
 depend() {
 	need docker net
-	use dns logger netmount
+	use dns logger netmount postfix
 	after activemq postgres
 }
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ start() {
 	--name motech \
 	-h motech \
 	--link activemq \
+	--link postfix \
 	--link postgres \
 	-p 127.0.0.1:8013:8013 \
 	-v /srv/motech/conf:/srv/tomcat/.motech \
diff --git a/motech/srv/motech/conf/config/org.motechproject.motech-platform-email/motech-email.properties b/motech/srv/motech/conf/config/org.motechproject.motech-platform-email/motech-email.properties
index 73ebdec..f35a122 100644
--- a/motech/srv/motech/conf/config/org.motechproject.motech-platform-email/motech-email.properties
+++ b/motech/srv/motech/conf/config/org.motechproject.motech-platform-email/motech-email.properties
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+mail.host=postfix
 mail.port=25