fix: preserve request actions and soften test-mode mail failures

backend/workflows/tests/test_email_workflows.py

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+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from django.test import TestCase, override_settings
+
+from workflows.email_workflows import send_workflow_email
+
+
+class SendWorkflowEmailTests(TestCase):
+    @override_settings(EMAIL_TEST_MODE=True, EMAIL_TEST_REDIRECT='test@example.com')
+    @patch('workflows.email_workflows.send_system_email', side_effect=ConnectionRefusedError('[Errno 111] Connection refused'))
+    def test_test_mode_suppresses_smtp_connection_errors(self, _mock_send_system_email):
+        send_workflow_email(
+            subject='Test',
+            body='Body',
+            to=['real@example.com'],
+            attachments=[Path('/tmp/test.pdf')],
+        )
+
+    @override_settings(EMAIL_TEST_MODE=False)
+    @patch('workflows.email_workflows.send_system_email', side_effect=ConnectionRefusedError('[Errno 111] Connection refused'))
+    def test_non_test_mode_keeps_smtp_connection_errors(self, _mock_send_system_email):
+        with self.assertRaises(ConnectionRefusedError):
+            send_workflow_email(
+                subject='Test',
+                body='Body',
+                to=['real@example.com'],
+            )