diff --git a/modules/setting/mailer_test.go b/modules/setting/mailer_test.go
index f281715973..7e1c988568 100644
--- a/modules/setting/mailer_test.go
+++ b/modules/setting/mailer_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ package setting
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -39,3 +41,30 @@ func Test_loadMailerFrom(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLoadSettingsForInstallMailServiceFlags(t *testing.T) {
+	defer test.MockVariableValue(&Service)()
+	defer test.MockVariableValue(&MailService)()
+
+	cfg, err := NewConfigProviderFromData(`
+[database]
+DB_TYPE = postgres
+
+[mailer]
+ENABLED = true
+SMTP_ADDR = 127.0.0.1
+SMTP_PORT = 465
+FROM = noreply@example.com
+
+[service]
+REGISTER_EMAIL_CONFIRM = true
+ENABLE_NOTIFY_MAIL = true
+`)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	loadDBSetting(cfg)
+	loadServiceFrom(cfg)
+	loadMailsFrom(cfg)
+
+	assert.True(t, Service.RegisterEmailConfirm)
+	assert.True(t, Service.EnableNotifyMail)
+}
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index 2918ef11a1..2009be0bbd 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func LoadSettings() {
 func LoadSettingsForInstall() {
 	loadDBSetting(CfgProvider)
 	loadServiceFrom(CfgProvider)
-	loadMailerFrom(CfgProvider)
+	loadMailsFrom(CfgProvider)
 }
 
 var configuredPaths = make(map[string]string)