diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/tickets.sops.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/tickets.sops.yaml
index b451afdd..7521f4a5 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/tickets.sops.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/tickets.sops.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 secret__pretix_db_password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:kAOUjT7gw0FDqO+xt8m3wAhOGuZTS6zEIQ==,iv:oPAxDzz4ellT5MxUqw8/iBYyiTMf1b/Lddj5E0iIhWE=,tag:r3OTmcSjNUETEmOzxsMhxQ==,type:str]
 ansible_pull__age_private_key: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:Bhtx7X1ae0pWpxNwHSUJhe2aTO6k27+cEePOs3BBMWdAPFYHtcKUJakq07BTF5tnlvY4Hex0YsO3/l45e+zEfzo5U7FezdYbUPY=,iv:7z8Iy+vdnpfc9TspkH3KMKNGGsHzbxSjERwRP9JQyeM=,tag:AWx4xVf2YmC9giLS/mD1Sw==,type:str]
-secret__pretix_mail_password: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:yfL9TPecle4w5JABIzGbNw==,iv:JTQwnEBk1YvEvHtIk/5PC2G9X/04ncQ379mE8PvHMu0=,tag:hzx1bTI9PT02ufiwh9+2AQ==,type:str]
 sops:
   age:
     - enc: |
@@ -32,8 +31,8 @@ sops:
         S6YZaINfBuh5/Y/CxmHGs97+KYo/WS//Uf06IK2M6/P2Q4eZ9mgthg==
         -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
       recipient: age16znyzvquuy8467gg27mdwdt8k6kcu3fjrvfm6gnl4nmqp8tuvqaspqgcet
-  lastmodified: "2026-10-04T13:04:29Z"
-  mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:Iz18EJDX2C2I04JLasbpeele5M7XfmfalsNrz8NMQs2njdwFc0DoHtgUH2CgWcLLxmV3vLygzYYgJQKUXhInNf3H2NQn3vVee2LviayGM9GLOwoqAbK4qhGAmvOUPin1e55q+OmH37aE8AtMYUWAj5Fz1phWHvTbumNCgJ/hr78=,iv:FnkIsg+FgbrIHQD6xAvU0GisX5Q5+eznEyvPMDSoYpI=,tag:0cK3EJ0gVuXEarTHPXWejw==,type:str]
+  lastmodified: "2025-10-20T18:55:55Z"
+  mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:8OYQB3sIlIStuKPIkDRkeOcIPNEsMYENgyQ44DvvQNkR3lU8lHzyR2zL6HiO/zXF4hXeLUZSqcyH2jU61mEKr1kNFpA49BlYsxuPSOADJURhG2P9oUrc9hi2JL6KtwdRtvTcQB16YRVmhXgt0MLAmyAFc8V3CI6O5wfuEKLkmM4=,iv:dpJCVGga5FnTkCQlouUh0de+6wSW9Dif5Ft/aCf2mCk=,tag:/9m3rCWIhd5jyXXpmIb4jA==,type:str]
   pgp:
     - created_at: "2026-09-24T19:54:23Z"
       enc: |-
@@ -186,4 +185,4 @@ sops:
         -----END PGP MESSAGE-----
       fp: 41FFAF3D519CF5C039FBD8414BCC213729AF0E49
   unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
-  version: 3.13.3
+  version: 3.11.0
diff --git a/resources/chaosknoten/tickets/docker_compose/pretix.cfg.j2 b/resources/chaosknoten/tickets/docker_compose/pretix.cfg.j2
index 483e1a21..f1c119f9 100644
--- a/resources/chaosknoten/tickets/docker_compose/pretix.cfg.j2
+++ b/resources/chaosknoten/tickets/docker_compose/pretix.cfg.j2
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ host=database
 
 [mail]
 from=tickets@hamburg.ccc.de
-host=cow.hamburg.ccc.de
-port=587
-tls=on
-user=tickets@hamburg.ccc.de
-password={{ secret__pretix_mail_password }}
-
+host=cow-intern.hamburg.ccc.de
 
 [redis]
 location=redis://redis/0