diff --git a/lib/API/JSON/v1/Settings.php b/lib/API/JSON/v1/Settings.php
index 7b805cfefe..2ee6662995 100644
--- a/lib/API/JSON/v1/Settings.php
+++ b/lib/API/JSON/v1/Settings.php
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ namespace MailPoet\API\JSON\v1;
 use MailPoet\API\JSON\Endpoint as APIEndpoint;
 use MailPoet\API\JSON\Error as APIError;
 use MailPoet\Config\AccessControl;
+use MailPoet\Config\ServicesChecker;
 use MailPoet\Cron\Workers\InactiveSubscribers;
 use MailPoet\Cron\Workers\WooCommerceSync;
+use MailPoet\Mailer\MailerLog;
 use MailPoet\Models\Form;
 use MailPoet\Models\ScheduledTask;
 use MailPoet\Services\AuthorizedEmailsController;
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ class Settings extends APIEndpoint {
   /** @var TransactionalEmails */
   private $wcTransactionalEmails;
 
+  /** @var ServicesChecker */
+  private $servicesChecker;
+
   public $permissions = [
     'global' => AccessControl::PERMISSION_MANAGE_SETTINGS,
   ];
@@ -38,12 +43,14 @@ class Settings extends APIEndpoint {
     SettingsController $settings,
     Bridge $bridge,
     AuthorizedEmailsController $authorizedEmailsController,
-    TransactionalEmails $wcTransactionalEmails
+    TransactionalEmails $wcTransactionalEmails,
+    ServicesChecker $servicesChecker
   ) {
     $this->settings = $settings;
     $this->bridge = $bridge;
     $this->authorizedEmailsController = $authorizedEmailsController;
     $this->wcTransactionalEmails = $wcTransactionalEmails;
+    $this->servicesChecker = $servicesChecker;
   }
 
   public function get() {
@@ -91,6 +98,10 @@ class Settings extends APIEndpoint {
         APIError::UNAUTHORIZED => WPFunctions::get()->__('Can’t use this email yet! Please authorize it first.', 'mailpoet'),
       ]);
     }
+
+    if (MailerLog::isSendingPaused() && !$this->servicesChecker->isMailPoetAPIKeyPendingApproval()) {
+      MailerLog::resumeSending();
+    }
     return $this->successResponse();
   }