diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 3448ac0..a731e8b 100644
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ function add_config_value() {
 }
 
 # Read password and username from file to avoid unsecure env variables
-if [ -n "${SMTP_PASSWORD_FILE}" ]; then [ -f "${SMTP_PASSWORD_FILE}" ] && read SMTP_PASSWORD < ${SMTP_PASSWORD_FILE} || echo "SMTP_PASSWORD_FILE defined, but file not existing, skipping."; fi
-if [ -n "${SMTP_USERNAME_FILE}" ]; then [ -f "${SMTP_USERNAME_FILE}" ] && read SMTP_USERNAME < ${SMTP_USERNAME_FILE} || echo "SMTP_USERNAME_FILE defined, but file not existing, skipping."; fi
+if [ -n "${SMTP_PASSWORD_FILE}" ]; then [ -e "${SMTP_PASSWORD_FILE}" ] && SMTP_PASSWORD=$(cat "${SMTP_PASSWORD_FILE}") || echo "SMTP_PASSWORD_FILE defined, but file not existing, skipping."; fi
+if [ -n "${SMTP_USERNAME_FILE}" ]; then [ -e "${SMTP_USERNAME_FILE}" ] && SMTP_USERNAME=$(cat "${SMTP_USERNAME_FILE}") || echo "SMTP_USERNAME_FILE defined, but file not existing, skipping."; fi
 
 [ -z "${SMTP_SERVER}" ] && echo "SMTP_SERVER is not set" && exit 1
 [ -z "${SERVER_HOSTNAME}" ] && echo "SERVER_HOSTNAME is not set" && exit 1