500 server error occurs during new account creation, and confirmation emails are not sent even though accounts are created

Hi everyone,

I’m running into an issue when creating new Kobo accounts and was hoping someone here could help or point me in the right direction.

When a new user account is created, the process returns a: **“Server error (500) – Something went wrong when trying to process your request.”
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Despite the error, the account does appear to be successfully created on the backend. However, the confirmation / welcome email is never sent to the newly created user.

Expected behavior:

  • Account creation completes without a 500 error

  • User receives the standard account confirmation or welcome email.

This happens consistently when creating new accounts. The error appears during the account creation flow, not login. I am unsure whether the 500 error and missing email are directly related as everything else works as expected.

Has anyone seen this before or knows what could cause a 500 error while still partially completing account creation?

Thanks in advance for any help!