diff --git a/src/lib/email/index.ts b/src/lib/email/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5c1006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/email/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { SMTP_TOKEN, SMTP_USERNAME } from '$env/static/private'
+import nodemailer from "nodemailer"
+export const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
+  service: "Proton",
+  auth: {
+    user: SMTP_USERNAME,
+    pass: SMTP_TOKEN
+  },
+  authMethod: "PLAIN"
+} as nodemailer.TransportOptions)
diff --git a/src/routes/fest/apply/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/fest/apply/+page.server.ts
index 0d6f256..ff42304 100644
--- a/src/routes/fest/apply/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/fest/apply/+page.server.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ export async function load({ }) {
   console.log("sludge fest application")
 }
 
-
+import { SMTP_USERNAME } from '$env/static/private'
+import { transporter } from "$lib/email"
 export const actions = {
   default: async ({ request }) => {
     let data = await request.formData();
@@ -87,13 +88,4 @@ export const actions = {
   }
 }
 
-import { SMTP_TOKEN, SMTP_USERNAME } from '$env/static/private'
-import nodemailer from "nodemailer"
-const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
-  service: "Proton",
-  auth: {
-    user: SMTP_USERNAME,
-    pass: SMTP_TOKEN
-  },
-  authMethod: "PLAIN"
-} as nodemailer.TransportOptions)
+