diff --git a/api/server/services/AuthService.js b/api/server/services/AuthService.js
index 1ac5f76928..42f5c8a57c 100644
--- a/api/server/services/AuthService.js
+++ b/api/server/services/AuthService.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
 const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
 const { webcrypto } = require('node:crypto');
-const { isEnabled } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const { isEnabled, checkEmailConfig } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { SystemRoles, errorsToString } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const {
   findUser,
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ const {
   generateRefreshToken,
 } = require('~/models');
 const { isEmailDomainAllowed } = require('~/server/services/domains');
-const { checkEmailConfig, sendEmail } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { registerSchema } = require('~/strategies/validators');
 const { getAppConfig } = require('~/server/services/Config');
+const { sendEmail } = require('~/server/utils');
 
 const domains = {
   client: process.env.DOMAIN_CLIENT,
diff --git a/api/server/services/start/checks.js b/api/server/services/start/checks.js
index d6560c3f3d..5b13d41d59 100644
--- a/api/server/services/start/checks.js
+++ b/api/server/services/start/checks.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-const { webSearchKeys } = require('@librechat/api');
+const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
+const { isEnabled, webSearchKeys, checkEmailConfig } = require('@librechat/api');
 const {
   Constants,
+  extractVariableName,
   deprecatedAzureVariables,
   conflictingAzureVariables,
-  extractVariableName,
 } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const { isEnabled, checkEmailConfig } = require('~/server/utils');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
 
 const secretDefaults = {
   CREDS_KEY: 'f34be427ebb29de8d88c107a71546019685ed8b241d8f2ed00c3df97ad2566f0',
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ async function checkHealth() {
     if (response?.ok && response?.status === 200) {
       logger.info(`RAG API is running and reachable at ${process.env.RAG_API_URL}.`);
     }
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch {
     logger.warn(
       `RAG API is either not running or not reachable at ${process.env.RAG_API_URL}, you may experience errors with file uploads.`,
     );
diff --git a/api/server/utils/index.js b/api/server/utils/index.js
index 2672f4f2ea..7e29b9f518 100644
--- a/api/server/utils/index.js
+++ b/api/server/utils/index.js
@@ -5,28 +5,7 @@ const sendEmail = require('./sendEmail');
 const queue = require('./queue');
 const files = require('./files');
 
-/**
- * Check if email configuration is set
- * @returns {Boolean}
- */
-function checkEmailConfig() {
-  // Check if Mailgun is configured
-  const hasMailgunConfig =
-    !!process.env.MAILGUN_API_KEY && !!process.env.MAILGUN_DOMAIN && !!process.env.EMAIL_FROM;
-
-  // Check if SMTP is configured
-  const hasSMTPConfig =
-    (!!process.env.EMAIL_SERVICE || !!process.env.EMAIL_HOST) &&
-    !!process.env.EMAIL_USERNAME &&
-    !!process.env.EMAIL_PASSWORD &&
-    !!process.env.EMAIL_FROM;
-
-  // Return true if either Mailgun or SMTP is properly configured
-  return hasMailgunConfig || hasSMTPConfig;
-}
-
 module.exports = {
-  checkEmailConfig,
   ...handleText,
   countTokens,
   removePorts,
diff --git a/api/server/utils/sendEmail.js b/api/server/utils/sendEmail.js
index c0afd0eebe..ee64b209fd 100644
--- a/api/server/utils/sendEmail.js
+++ b/api/server/utils/sendEmail.js
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ const axios = require('axios');
 const FormData = require('form-data');
 const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
 const handlebars = require('handlebars');
-const { logAxiosError } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
-const { isEnabled } = require('~/server/utils/handleText');
+const { logAxiosError, isEnabled } = require('@librechat/api');
 
 /**
  * Sends an email using Mailgun API.
diff --git a/api/strategies/localStrategy.js b/api/strategies/localStrategy.js
index 26b3b8197f..0d220ead25 100644
--- a/api/strategies/localStrategy.js
+++ b/api/strategies/localStrategy.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { errorsToString } = require('librechat-data-provider');
+const { isEnabled, checkEmailConfig } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { Strategy: PassportLocalStrategy } = require('passport-local');
-const { isEnabled, checkEmailConfig } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { findUser, comparePassword, updateUser } = require('~/models');
 const { loginSchema } = require('./validators');
 
diff --git a/config/invite-user.js b/config/invite-user.js
index b311837c3e..80fe0ab23a 100644
--- a/config/invite-user.js
+++ b/config/invite-user.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const { checkEmailConfig } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { User } = require('@librechat/data-schemas').createModels(mongoose);
 require('module-alias')({ base: path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'api') });
-const { sendEmail, checkEmailConfig } = require('~/server/utils');
 const { askQuestion, silentExit } = require('./helpers');
 const { createInvite } = require('~/models/inviteUser');
+const { sendEmail } = require('~/server/utils');
 const connect = require('./connect');
 
 (async () => {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/email.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/email.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f98e7c51be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/email.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * Check if email configuration is set
+ * @returns Returns `true` if either Mailgun or SMTP is properly configured
+ */
+export function checkEmailConfig(): boolean {
+  const hasMailgunConfig =
+    !!process.env.MAILGUN_API_KEY && !!process.env.MAILGUN_DOMAIN && !!process.env.EMAIL_FROM;
+
+  const hasSMTPConfig =
+    (!!process.env.EMAIL_SERVICE || !!process.env.EMAIL_HOST) &&
+    !!process.env.EMAIL_USERNAME &&
+    !!process.env.EMAIL_PASSWORD &&
+    !!process.env.EMAIL_FROM;
+
+  return hasMailgunConfig || hasSMTPConfig;
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/index.ts
index a513425c70..2ce0381aff 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export * from './axios';
 export * from './azure';
 export * from './common';
+export * from './email';
 export * from './env';
 export * from './events';
 export * from './files';