diff --git a/front/js/settings_utils.js b/front/js/settings_utils.js
index b567c532..aa509180 100755
--- a/front/js/settings_utils.js
+++ b/front/js/settings_utils.js
@@ -698,11 +698,17 @@ function applyTransformers(val, transformers) {
         }
         break;
       case "base64":
-        // Implement base64  logic
+        // Implement base64 logic
         if (!isBase64(val)) {
           val = btoa(val);
         }
         break;
+      case "prefix|base64":
+        // Implement base64 logic w/ prefix
+        if (val.startsWith("base64:") == false) {
+          val = "base64:" + btoa(val);
+        }
+        break;
       case "name|base64":
         // // Implement base64  logic
         // if (!isBase64(val)) {
@@ -736,6 +742,19 @@ function reverseTransformers(val, transformers) {
           val = atob(val);
         }
         break;
+      case "prefix|base64":
+        // Implement base64 decoding logic
+        if (val.startsWith("base64:")) {
+          let encodedPart = val.slice(7); // remove "base64:"
+          if (isBase64(encodedPart)) {
+              val = atob(encodedPart);
+          } else {
+              console.log("Prefix exists but not valid Base64");
+          }
+        } else {
+            console.error("Not Base64-prefixed");
+        }
+        break;
       case "name|base64":
         // Implement base64 decoding logic
         if (isBase64(val)) {
diff --git a/front/plugins/_publisher_email/config.json b/front/plugins/_publisher_email/config.json
index ed147e61..4e93aa10 100755
--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_email/config.json
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_email/config.json
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
           {
             "elementType": "input",
             "elementOptions": [{ "type": "password" }],
-            "transformers": ["base64"]
+            "transformers": ["prefix|base64"]
           }
         ]
       },
diff --git a/front/plugins/_publisher_email/email_smtp.py b/front/plugins/_publisher_email/email_smtp.py
index a29ea137..1d6b2e53 100755
--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_email/email_smtp.py
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_email/email_smtp.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ def main():
     mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_SERVER: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_SERVER")])
     mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_PORT: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_PORT")])
     mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_SKIP_LOGIN: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_SKIP_LOGIN")])
-    # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_USER: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_USER")])
-    # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_PASS: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_PASS")])
+    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_USER: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_USER")])
+    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_PASS: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_PASS")])
     mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_SKIP_TLS: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_SKIP_TLS")])
     mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_FORCE_SSL: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_FORCE_SSL")])
     # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_REPORT_TO: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_REPORT_TO")])
diff --git a/server/helper.py b/server/helper.py
index a625a12c..543f2488 100755
--- a/server/helper.py
+++ b/server/helper.py
@@ -388,17 +388,43 @@ def updateSubnets(scan_subnets):
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Reverse transformed values if needed
 def reverseTransformers(val, transformers):
-    # Function to apply transformers to a single value
+    """
+    Reverse applied transformers on a value or list of values.
+
+    This function iterates through a list of transformers and reverses
+    them where possible. Currently supports:
+
+    - "base64": Decodes a Base64-encoded string prefixed with 'base64:'.
+    - "sha256": Logs a warning since SHA256 is irreversible.
+
+    Args:
+        val (str or list): The value or list of values to reverse-transform.
+        transformers (list): List of transformers applied in order.
+
+    Returns:
+        str or list: The value(s) after reversing applicable transformers.
+
+    Notes:
+        - If 'val' is a list, each element is processed individually.
+        - Invalid Base64 strings are returned unchanged.
+        - Transformers are applied in the order given in the list.
+    """
     def reverse_transformers(value, transformers):
         for transformer in transformers:
             if transformer == "base64":
                 if isinstance(value, str):
                     value = base64.b64decode(value).decode("utf-8")
+            elif transformer == "prefix|base64":
+                if isinstance(value, str) and value.startswith("base64:"):
+                    encoded_part = value[7:]
+                    value = base64.b64decode(encoded_part).decode("utf-8")
+                else:
+                    mylog("none", ["[reverseTransformers] invalid base64 value format. Try re-saving Settings."])
             elif transformer == "sha256":
                 mylog("none", ["[reverseTransformers] sha256 is irreversible"])
+            # Add more transformer handling here if needed
         return value
 
-    # Check if the value is a list
     if isinstance(val, list):
         return [reverse_transformers(item, transformers) for item in val]
     else:
diff --git a/server/initialise.py b/server/initialise.py
index 4d3f96b3..aee564bf 100755
--- a/server/initialise.py
+++ b/server/initialise.py
@@ -727,6 +727,8 @@ replacements = {
     r"\bREPORT_TO\b": "SMTP_REPORT_TO",
     r"\bSYNC_api_token\b": "API_TOKEN",
     r"\bAPI_TOKEN=\'\'": f"API_TOKEN='t_{generate_random_string(20)}'",
+    # Detect SMTP_PASS='anything' BUT not starting with base64:
+    r"SMTP_PASS='(?!base64:)([^']*)'": r"SMTP_PASS='base64:\1'",
 }