diff --git a/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md b/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
index 96130e6e8..3ea4cec5a 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
@@ -109,16 +109,14 @@ In order to send email, NetBox needs an email server configured. The following i
 * TIMEOUT - Amount of time to wait for a connection (seconds)
 * FROM_EMAIL - Sender address for emails sent by NetBox
 
-Email is sent from NetBox only for critical events. If you would like to test the email server configuration please use the following:
+Email is sent from NetBox only for critical events. If you would like to test the email server configuration please use the django function [send_mail()]( https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/topics/email/#send-mail):
 
 ```
 # python ./manage.py nbshell
-### NetBox interactive shell (jstretch-workstation)
-### Python 3.6.8 | Django 2.2.10 | NetBox 2.7.4
-### lsmodels() will show available models. Use help(<model>) for more info.
 >>> from django.core.mail import send_mail
 >>> send_mail('Test Email Subject', 'Test Email Body', 'noreply-netbox@example.com', ['users@example.com'], fail_silently=False)
 ```
+
 ---
 
 ## EXEMPT_VIEW_PERMISSIONS