diff --git a/dolphinscheduler-alert/dolphinscheduler-alert-plugins/dolphinscheduler-alert-email/src/main/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/plugin/alert/email/MailSender.java b/dolphinscheduler-alert/dolphinscheduler-alert-plugins/dolphinscheduler-alert-email/src/main/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/plugin/alert/email/MailSender.java
index a7305cf741..257b5428e1 100644
--- a/dolphinscheduler-alert/dolphinscheduler-alert-plugins/dolphinscheduler-alert-email/src/main/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/plugin/alert/email/MailSender.java
+++ b/dolphinscheduler-alert/dolphinscheduler-alert-plugins/dolphinscheduler-alert-email/src/main/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/plugin/alert/email/MailSender.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.apache.dolphinscheduler.alert.api.ShowType;
 import org.apache.dolphinscheduler.plugin.alert.email.exception.AlertEmailException;
 import org.apache.dolphinscheduler.plugin.alert.email.template.AlertTemplate;
 import org.apache.dolphinscheduler.plugin.alert.email.template.DefaultHTMLTemplate;
+import org.apache.dolphinscheduler.spi.utils.Constants;
 import org.apache.dolphinscheduler.spi.utils.StringUtils;
 
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
@@ -104,12 +105,14 @@ public final class MailSender {
         requireNonNull(mailSenderEmail, MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_SENDER + mustNotNull);
 
         enableSmtpAuth = config.get(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_SMTP_AUTH);
-
         mailUser = config.get(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_USER);
-        requireNonNull(mailUser, MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_USER + mustNotNull);
-
         mailPasswd = config.get(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_PASSWD);
-        requireNonNull(mailPasswd, MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_PASSWD + mustNotNull);
+
+        // Needs to check user && password only if enableSmtpAuth is true
+        if (Constants.STRING_TRUE.equals(enableSmtpAuth)) {
+            requireNonNull(mailUser, MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_USER + mustNotNull);
+            requireNonNull(mailPasswd, MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_PASSWD + mustNotNull);
+        }
 
         mailUseStartTLS = config.get(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_SMTP_STARTTLS_ENABLE);
         requireNonNull(mailUseStartTLS, MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_SMTP_STARTTLS_ENABLE + mustNotNull);
diff --git a/dolphinscheduler-alert/dolphinscheduler-alert-plugins/dolphinscheduler-alert-email/src/test/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/plugin/alert/email/MailUtilsTest.java b/dolphinscheduler-alert/dolphinscheduler-alert-plugins/dolphinscheduler-alert-email/src/test/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/plugin/alert/email/MailUtilsTest.java
index 193ba1b7be..93ee19baca 100644
--- a/dolphinscheduler-alert/dolphinscheduler-alert-plugins/dolphinscheduler-alert-email/src/test/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/plugin/alert/email/MailUtilsTest.java
+++ b/dolphinscheduler-alert/dolphinscheduler-alert-plugins/dolphinscheduler-alert-email/src/test/java/org/apache/dolphinscheduler/plugin/alert/email/MailUtilsTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -78,6 +79,35 @@ public class MailUtilsTest {
             content);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testAuthCheck() {
+        String title = "Auth Exception";
+        String content = list2String();
+
+        // test auth false and user && pwd null will pass
+        emailConfig.put(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_SMTP_AUTH, "false");
+        emailConfig.put(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_USER, null);
+        emailConfig.put(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_PASSWD, null);
+        mailSender = new MailSender(emailConfig);
+        mailSender.sendMails(title, content);
+
+        try {
+            // test auth true and user null will throw exception
+            emailConfig.put(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_SMTP_AUTH, "true");
+            emailConfig.put(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_USER, null);
+            mailSender = new MailSender(emailConfig);
+            mailSender.sendMails(title, content);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Assert.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_USER));
+        }
+
+        // test auth true and user && pwd not null will pass
+        emailConfig.put(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_USER, "user");
+        emailConfig.put(MailParamsConstants.NAME_MAIL_PASSWD, "passwd");
+        mailSender = new MailSender(emailConfig);
+        mailSender.sendMails(title, content);
+    }
+
     public String list2String() {
 
         LinkedHashMap<String, Object> map1 = new LinkedHashMap<>();