Magento PayPal checkout fails if email sending fails / other payment method does not

Author: driskell

app/code/Magento/Paypal/Model/Express/Checkout.php

@@ -809,8 +809,12 @@ public function place($token, $shippingMethodCode = null)
             case \Magento\Sales\Model\Order::STATE_PROCESSING:
             case \Magento\Sales\Model\Order::STATE_COMPLETE:
             case \Magento\Sales\Model\Order::STATE_PAYMENT_REVIEW:
-                if (!$order->getEmailSent()) {
-                    $this->orderSender->send($order);
+                try {
+                    if (!$order->getEmailSent()) {
+                        $this->orderSender->send($order);
+                    }
+                } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                    $this->_logger->critical($e);
                 }
                 $this->_checkoutSession->start();
                 break;