diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 031cb58..a4cb9db 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 from starlette.middleware.sessions import SessionMiddleware
 from uvicorn.middleware.proxy_headers import ProxyHeadersMiddleware
 from authlib.integrations.starlette_client import OAuth
-import sendgrid
-from sendgrid.helpers.mail import Mail
+
 
 AGENT_ID = "osvauco-opax"
 PROJECT_ID = os.environ.get("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT", "propane-will-491900-m5")
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ async def vm_ssh_key(instance: str = "osvauco-dev-vm"):
 @app.get("/notify/channels")
 async def get_notify_channels():
     return {"channels": [
-        {"type": "email",   "configured": bool(os.getenv("SENDGRID_API_KEY")),   "target": os.getenv("NOTIFY_EMAIL_TO")},
+        {"type": "email",   "configured": bool(os.getenv("GMAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER")),   "target": os.getenv("NOTIFY_EMAIL_TO")},
         {"type": "sms",     "configured": bool(os.getenv("TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID")), "target": os.getenv("TWILIO_FROM_NUMBER")},
         {"type": "webhook", "configured": bool(os.getenv("NOTIFY_WEBHOOK_URL")), "url":    os.getenv("NOTIFY_WEBHOOK_URL")},
     ]}
@@ -473,20 +472,49 @@ class NotificationService:
             return {"status": "error", "detail": str(e)}
 
     async def send_email(self, req) -> dict:
-        api_key  = os.environ.get("SENDGRID_API_KEY")
+        import base64
+        import os
+        from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+        from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
+        from google.auth import default as google_auth_default
+        from googleapiclient.discovery import build
+
         to_email = req.to or ALERT_EMAIL
-        if not api_key:
-            return {"status": "not_configured", "detail": "SENDGRID_API_KEY mangler"}
         if not to_email:
-            return {"status": "not_configured", "detail": "Ingen mottaker-e-post"}
+            return {"status": "skipped", "reason": "no recipient"}
+
+        allowed_senders_str = os.getenv("GMAIL_ALLOWED_SENDERS", "")
+        allowed = [s.strip() for s in allowed_senders_str.split(",") if s.strip()]
+        sender = os.getenv("GMAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER")
+
+        if not sender or not allowed:
+            return {"status": "not_configured", "reason": "GMAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER or GMAIL_ALLOWED_SENDERS not set"}
+        
+        if sender not in allowed:
+            return {"status": "error", "reason": f"Default sender {sender} is not in the allowed list"}
+
         meta = self._event_meta(req.event)
         subject = req.subject or f"{meta['emoji']} CostGuard: {meta['label']} — {datetime.date.today()}"
         html_content = req.body_html if req.body_html else await self._build_digest_html(req.payload)
+        
         try:
-            message = Mail(from_email="costguard@osvauco.no", to_emails=to_email, subject=subject, html_content=html_content)
-            sg = sendgrid.SendGridAPIClient(api_key)
-            response = sg.send(message)
-            return {"status": "ok", "message_id": response.headers.get("X-Message-Id", ""), "to": to_email, "event": req.event}
+            credentials, _ = google_auth_default(scopes=["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send"])
+            credentials = credentials.with_subject(sender)
+            
+            service = build("gmail", "v1", credentials=credentials)
+            
+            message = MIMEMultipart("alternative")
+            message["to"] = to_email
+            message["from"] = sender
+            message["subject"] = subject
+            message.attach(MIMEText(html_content, "html"))
+            
+            raw = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(message.as_bytes()).decode()
+            result = service.users().messages().send(
+                userId="me", body={"raw": raw}
+            ).execute()
+            
+            return {"status": "ok", "message_id": result.get("id", ""), "to": to_email, "event": req.event}
         except Exception as e:
             return {"status": "error", "detail": str(e)}