diff --git a/courier/sms.go b/courier/sms.go
index 3fbb8d78dba8..7872e219e7c4 100644
--- a/courier/sms.go
+++ b/courier/sms.go
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package courier
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"github.com/ory/herodot"
+
 	"github.com/gofrs/uuid"
 
 	"github.com/ory/kratos/request"
@@ -25,10 +28,6 @@ type smsClient struct {
 }
 
 func newSMS(ctx context.Context, deps Dependencies) *smsClient {
-	if !deps.CourierConfig(ctx).CourierSMSEnabled() {
-		deps.Logger().Error("messages will not be sent - no sms gate server address is set in config")
-	}
-
 	return &smsClient{
 		RequestConfig: deps.CourierConfig(ctx).CourierSMSRequestConfig(),
 
@@ -68,6 +67,10 @@ func (c *courier) QueueSMS(ctx context.Context, t SMSTemplate) (uuid.UUID, error
 }
 
 func (c *courier) dispatchSMS(ctx context.Context, msg Message) error {
+	if !c.deps.CourierConfig(ctx).CourierSMSEnabled() {
+		return errors.WithStack(herodot.ErrInternalServerError.WithReasonf("Courier tried to deliver an sms but courier.sms.enabled is set to false!"))
+	}
+
 	tmpl, err := c.smsClient.NewTemplateFromMessage(c.deps, msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/courier/smtp.go b/courier/smtp.go
index 6eba348764a1..8d5e19f83be2 100644
--- a/courier/smtp.go
+++ b/courier/smtp.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ory/kratos/driver/config"
+
 	"github.com/gofrs/uuid"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ func (c *courier) QueueEmail(ctx context.Context, t EmailTemplate) (uuid.UUID, e
 
 func (c *courier) dispatchEmail(ctx context.Context, msg Message) error {
 	if c.smtpClient.Host == "" {
-		return errors.WithStack(herodot.ErrInternalServerError.WithReasonf("Courier tried to deliver an email but courier.smtp_url is not set!"))
+		return errors.WithStack(herodot.ErrInternalServerError.WithReasonf("Courier tried to deliver an email but %s is not set!", config.ViperKeyCourierSMTPURL))
 	}
 
 	from := c.deps.CourierConfig(ctx).CourierSMTPFrom()
diff --git a/driver/config/.snapshots/TestCourierSMS-case=configs_set.json b/driver/config/.snapshots/TestCourierSMS-case=configs_set.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..471e0019a448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/config/.snapshots/TestCourierSMS-case=configs_set.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "auth": {
+    "config": {
+      "password": "YourPass",
+      "user": "YourUsername"
+    },
+    "type": "basic_auth"
+  },
+  "body": "base64://e30=",
+  "header": {
+    "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
+  },
+  "method": "POST",
+  "url": "https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/YourAccountID/Messages.json"
+}
diff --git a/driver/config/.snapshots/TestCourierSMS-case=defaults.json b/driver/config/.snapshots/TestCourierSMS-case=defaults.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19765bd501b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/config/.snapshots/TestCourierSMS-case=defaults.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+null
diff --git a/driver/config/config_test.go b/driver/config/config_test.go
index fb674635fa19..808517557294 100644
--- a/driver/config/config_test.go
+++ b/driver/config/config_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ory/x/snapshotx"
+
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -1046,6 +1048,26 @@ func TestChangeMinPasswordLength(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestCourierSMS(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("case=configs set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		conf, _ := config.New(ctx, logrusx.New("", ""), os.Stderr,
+			configx.WithConfigFiles("stub/.kratos.courier.sms.yaml"), configx.SkipValidation())
+		assert.True(t, conf.CourierSMSEnabled())
+		snapshotx.SnapshotTExcept(t, conf.CourierSMSRequestConfig(), nil)
+		assert.Equal(t, "+49123456789", conf.CourierSMSFrom())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("case=defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		conf, _ := config.New(ctx, logrusx.New("", ""), os.Stderr, configx.SkipValidation())
+
+		assert.False(t, conf.CourierSMSEnabled())
+		snapshotx.SnapshotTExcept(t, conf.CourierSMSRequestConfig(), nil)
+		assert.Equal(t, "Ory Kratos", conf.CourierSMSFrom())
+	})
+}
+
 func TestCourierTemplatesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
diff --git a/driver/config/stub/.kratos.courier.sms.yaml b/driver/config/stub/.kratos.courier.sms.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c2fbae89c3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/config/stub/.kratos.courier.sms.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+dsn: sqlite://foo.db?mode=memory&_fk=true
+
+selfservice:
+  default_browser_return_url: http://return-to-3-test.ory.sh/
+
+identity:
+  default_schema_id: default
+  schemas:
+    - id: default
+      url: base64: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
+
+courier:
+  smtp:
+    connection_uri: smtp://foo:bar@baz/
+  sms:
+    enabled: true
+    from: '+49123456789'
+    request_config:
+      url: https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/YourAccountID/Messages.json
+      method: POST
+      body: base64://e30=
+      header:
+        'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+      auth:
+        type: basic_auth
+        config:
+          user: YourUsername
+          password: YourPass