diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7bc866599d..fb73b66814 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 gitlab (8.4.3+dfsg-8) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Install tmpfiles.d/gitlab.conf (Closes: #814713)
+  * Switch to sendmail method by default. 
 
- -- Pirate Praveen <praveen@debian.org>  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:54:54 +0530
+ -- Pirate Praveen <praveen@debian.org>  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:58:17 +0530
 
 gitlab (8.4.3+dfsg-7) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/debian/conf/smtp_settings.rb b/debian/conf/smtp_settings.rb
index 13b2931a82..0f7201db34 100644
--- a/debian/conf/smtp_settings.rb
+++ b/debian/conf/smtp_settings.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create a Merge Request on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests
 
 if Rails.env.production?
-  Rails.application.config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
+  Rails.application.config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :sendmail
   Rails.application.config.action_mailer.default_options = {from: "#{ENV['GITLAB_EMAIL_FROM']}" || "#{Settings.gitlab['email_from']}" || ''}
 
   ActionMailer::Base.sendmail_settings = {}