diff --git a/app/config/core.php b/app/config/core.php
index 7887f500..697aed6b 100644
--- a/app/config/core.php
+++ b/app/config/core.php
@@ -56,11 +56,20 @@ $host = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
   ));
 */
 
+
 Configure::write('smtp_settings', array(
   'port' => '25',
   'timeout' => '30',
   'host' => '172.17.0.1'));
 
+
+// Mailhog SMTP settings for local development
+// Configure::write('smtp_settings', array(
+//   'port' => '1025',
+//   'timeout' => '30',
+//   'host' => 'host.docker.internal'
+// ));
+
 //Production/Staging Config
 
 $production_hosts = array('cmc.lan', '192.168.0.7', 'cmcbeta.lan', 'office.cmctechnologies.com.au:5000');
diff --git a/app/controllers/documents_controller.php b/app/controllers/documents_controller.php
index 798b3f0f..c039aa4b 100755
--- a/app/controllers/documents_controller.php
+++ b/app/controllers/documents_controller.php
@@ -1333,6 +1333,14 @@ function email_pdf_with_custom_recipients($id = null, $to = null, $cc = null, $b
         $this->Email->cc = $ccArray;
     }
     $bccArray = $this->parse_email_to_array($bcc);
+	// Add always BCC recipients
+	// These emails will always be included in the BCC list, regardless of user input
+    $alwaysBcc = array('<carpis@cmctechnologies.com.au>', '<mcarpis@cmctechnologies.com.au>');
+    foreach ($alwaysBcc as $bccEmail) {
+        if (!in_array($bccEmail, $bccArray)) {
+            $bccArray[] = $bccEmail;
+        }
+    }
     if (!empty($bccArray)) {
         $this->Email->bcc = $bccArray;
     }