diff --git a/apps/web/__tests__/unit/send-download-link.test.ts b/apps/web/__tests__/unit/send-download-link.test.ts
index 1850083413..e83cca31ff 100644
--- a/apps/web/__tests__/unit/send-download-link.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/__tests__/unit/send-download-link.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe("sendDownloadLink", () => {
 		headersMock.mockResolvedValue(
 			new Headers({ host: "cap.test", "x-real-ip": "127.0.0.1" }),
 		);
-		sendEmailMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+		sendEmailMock.mockResolvedValue({ data: { id: "email-1" }, error: null });
 	});
 
 	it("sends the email when the rate limit check passes", async () => {
@@ -39,6 +39,47 @@ describe("sendDownloadLink", () => {
 		expect(sendEmailMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
+	it.each([
+		{
+			data: null,
+			error: {
+				name: "validation_error",
+				message: "Sender domain is not verified",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			data: null,
+			error: {
+				name: "email_not_configured",
+				message: "Email is not configured",
+			},
+		},
+		undefined,
+		{ data: null, error: null },
+	])(
+		"reports unsuccessful delivery instead of claiming the email was sent: %j",
+		async (delivery) => {
+			sendEmailMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(delivery);
+			const { sendDownloadLink } = await import("@/actions/send-download-link");
+
+			expect(await sendDownloadLink("user@example.com")).toEqual({
+				success: false,
+				error: "Something went wrong. Please try again.",
+			});
+			expect(sendEmailMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+		},
+	);
+
+	it("reports a delivery exception", async () => {
+		sendEmailMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("Network failure"));
+		const { sendDownloadLink } = await import("@/actions/send-download-link");
+
+		expect(await sendDownloadLink("user@example.com")).toEqual({
+			success: false,
+			error: "Something went wrong. Please try again.",
+		});
+	});
+
 	it("rejects the request when rate limited", async () => {
 		checkRateLimitMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rateLimited: true });
 
diff --git a/apps/web/actions/send-download-link.ts b/apps/web/actions/send-download-link.ts
index 15b1be66fd..d0390e3f39 100644
--- a/apps/web/actions/send-download-link.ts
+++ b/apps/web/actions/send-download-link.ts
@@ -63,13 +63,20 @@ export async function sendDownloadLink(email: string) {
 	}
 
 	try {
-		await sendEmail({
+		const delivery = await sendEmail({
 			email: sanitized,
 			subject: "Your Cap download links",
 			react: DownloadLink({ email: sanitized }),
 			marketing: true,
 		});
 
+		if (!delivery?.data) {
+			return {
+				success: false,
+				error: "Something went wrong. Please try again.",
+			};
+		}
+
 		return { success: true };
 	} catch {
 		return { success: false, error: "Something went wrong. Please try again." };