From 820c84287cc3c2f83b174400d48ca54a7cb89bc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Horilla <support@horilla.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:08:01 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] [UPDT] HORILLA_AUTOMATIONS: Prevent UnboundLocalError by
 safely initializing from_email and reply_to with fallback

---
 horilla_automations/signals.py | 15 ++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/horilla_automations/signals.py b/horilla_automations/signals.py
index 067e68b46..398084681 100644
--- a/horilla_automations/signals.py
+++ b/horilla_automations/signals.py
@@ -406,14 +406,19 @@ def send_mail(request, automation, instance):
     cc = cc_emails
 
     email_backend = ConfiguredEmailBackend()
-    display_email_name = email_backend.dynamic_from_email_with_display_name
-    if request:
+    default_email = email_backend.dynamic_from_email_with_display_name
+
+    from_email = default_email
+    reply_to = [default_email]
+
+    if request and hasattr(request, "user") and hasattr(request.user, "employee_get"):
         try:
-            display_email_name = f"{request.user.employee_get.get_full_name()} <{request.user.employee_get.email}>"
+            user = request.user.employee_get
+            display_email_name = f"{user.get_full_name()} <{user.email}>"
             from_email = display_email_name
             reply_to = [display_email_name]
-        except:
-            logger.error(Exception)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error generating user-based email display name: {e}")
 
     if pk_or_text and request and to_emails:
         attachments = []