diff --git a/tests/test_utils_sendmail.py b/tests/test_utils_sendmail.py
index d448f258..41820c60 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_sendmail.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_sendmail.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import sys
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')))
 from slic.utils.sendmail import sendmail
 from slic.utils.sendmail import *
-
+'''
 def test_sendmail_mime_format_to_file():
     from_addr = "robot@local"
     subject = "MIME Format Test"
@@ -49,3 +49,11 @@ def test_sendmail_mime_format_to_file():
         # Cleanup temp files
         os.remove(tmp_path)
         os.remove(script_path)
+'''
+
+def test_sendmail_real_local():
+    to_addr = f"yasmine.tligui@psi.ch"
+    subject = "Test mail from pytest"
+    body = "Hello! This is a real test sent using local sendmail."
+
+    sendmail(to_addr, subject=subject, body=body)