# Gmail is delayed/don't work

**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/gmail-is-delayed-dont-work/5510
**Category:** Product Support
**Created:** [September 30, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/gmail-is-delayed-dont-work/5510 "2016-09-30T00:41:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![briant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@briant](https://forum.mautic.org/u/briant)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/gmail-is-delayed-dont-work/5510/1 "2016-09-30T00:41:01Z")

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My Email is delayed by a couple of hours when I send a test email or Test campaign . Also sometime it does not go through. I use my personal gmail account. Any suggestions.  
  
  
  
Brian

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### Author: ![briant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@briant](https://forum.mautic.org/u/briant)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/gmail-is-delayed-dont-work/5510/2 "2016-09-30T00:41:01Z")

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My Email is delayed by a couple of hours when I send a test email or Test campaign . Also sometime it does not go through. I use my personal gmail account. Any suggestions.

Brian

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### Author: ![ninjoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ninjoan/32/1005_2.png) [@ninjoan](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ninjoan)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/gmail-is-delayed-dont-work/5510/3 "2016-09-30T11:55:15Z")

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Gmail have the policy that can be used as an SMTP services provider check that.  
Also check on jobs