diff --git a/apps/backend/src/eventHandlers/email/stfcEmailHandler.spec.ts b/apps/backend/src/eventHandlers/email/stfcEmailHandler.spec.ts
index 6f3c72da16..2e05c33a7b 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/eventHandlers/email/stfcEmailHandler.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/eventHandlers/email/stfcEmailHandler.spec.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ import { container } from 'tsyringe';
 
 import { stfcEmailHandler } from './stfcEmailHandler';
 import { Tokens } from '../../config/Tokens';
+import { EmailTemplateDataSource } from '../../datasources/EmailTemplateDataSource';
 import { ApplicationEvent } from '../../events/applicationEvents';
 import { Event } from '../../events/event.enum';
 
 const ORIGINAL_ENV = process.env;
+const emailTemplateDataSource = container.resolve<EmailTemplateDataSource>(
+  Tokens.EmailTemplateDataSource
+);
 const spyLogError = jest
   .spyOn(Logger.logger, 'logError')
   .mockImplementation(() => {});
@@ -66,10 +70,16 @@ describe('stfcEmailHandler', () => {
       mockMailService.sendMail.mockResolvedValue({ success: true });
 
       await stfcEmailHandler(mockEvent);
+      const emailTemplate =
+        await emailTemplateDataSource.getEmailTemplateByName(
+          'call-created-email'
+        );
 
       expect(process.env.FBS_EMAIL).toBe(inviteEmail);
       expect(mockMailService.sendMail).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        content: { template: 'call-created-email' },
+        content: {
+          template: emailTemplate?.id.toString(),
+        },
         substitution_data: {
           shortCode: 'string',
           startCall: new Date(2000, 1, 1),
@@ -99,6 +109,10 @@ describe('stfcEmailHandler', () => {
         isRejection: false,
       } as ApplicationEvent;
       const forcedError = new Error('SMTP down');
+      const emailTemplate =
+        await emailTemplateDataSource.getEmailTemplateByName(
+          'call-created-email'
+        );
 
       mockMailService.sendMail.mockRejectedValueOnce(forcedError);
       container.registerInstance(Tokens.MailService, mockMailService);
@@ -109,7 +123,9 @@ describe('stfcEmailHandler', () => {
       await new Promise(setImmediate);
 
       expect(mockMailService.sendMail).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        content: { template: 'call-created-email' },
+        content: {
+          template: emailTemplate?.id.toString(),
+        },
         substitution_data: {
           shortCode: 'error',
         },
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/eventHandlers/email/stfcEmailHandler.ts b/apps/backend/src/eventHandlers/email/stfcEmailHandler.ts
index f693c6207c..25ba6e776b 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/eventHandlers/email/stfcEmailHandler.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/eventHandlers/email/stfcEmailHandler.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { container } from 'tsyringe';
 
 import { EmailTemplateId } from './emailTemplateId';
 import { Tokens } from '../../config/Tokens';
+import { EmailTemplateDataSource } from '../../datasources/EmailTemplateDataSource';
 import { ApplicationEvent } from '../../events/applicationEvents';
 import { Event } from '../../events/event.enum';
 import { MailService } from '../MailService/MailService';
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ export async function stfcEmailHandler(event: ApplicationEvent) {
 
   const mailService = container.resolve<MailService>(Tokens.MailService);
 
+  const emailTemplateDataSource = container.resolve<EmailTemplateDataSource>(
+    Tokens.EmailTemplateDataSource
+  );
+
   switch (event.type) {
     case Event.CALL_CREATED: {
       if (event?.call) {
@@ -33,9 +38,22 @@ export async function stfcEmailHandler(event: ApplicationEvent) {
           startCall,
           endCall,
         }))(event.call);
+
+        const template = EmailTemplateId.CALL_CREATED_EMAIL;
+        const emailTemplate =
+          await emailTemplateDataSource.getEmailTemplateByName(template);
+
+        if (!emailTemplate) {
+          logger.logError('Email template not found', {
+            template,
+          });
+
+          return;
+        }
+
         const sendMailOptions = callCreationEmail(
           eventCallPartial,
-          EmailTemplateId.CALL_CREATED_EMAIL,
+          emailTemplate.id.toString(),
           notificationEmailAddress
         );