diff --git a/atst/queue.py b/atst/queue.py
index befe45b0..9793ee33 100644
--- a/atst/queue.py
+++ b/atst/queue.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class ATSTQueue(RQ):
     def send_mail(self, recipients, subject, body):
         self._queue_job(ATSTQueue._send_mail, recipients, subject, body)
 
+    def send_notification_mail(self, recipients, subject, body):
+        self._queue_job(ATSTQueue._send_mail, recipients, subject, body)
+
     # pylint: disable=pointless-string-statement
     """Class methods to actually perform the work.
 
diff --git a/atst/utils/notification_sender.py b/atst/utils/notification_sender.py
index 0fdc31b0..dbf11a96 100644
--- a/atst/utils/notification_sender.py
+++ b/atst/utils/notification_sender.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class NotificationSender(object):
                 recipients, body
             )
         )
-        self.queue.send_mail(recipients, self.EMAIL_SUBJECT, body)
+        self.queue.send_notification_mail(recipients, self.EMAIL_SUBJECT, body)
 
     def _get_recipients(self, type_):
         query = select([NotificationRecipient.email])
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 31f836fa..c46c4436 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def mock_logger(app):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def mock_notification_sender(app):
+def notification_sender(app):
     real_notification_sender = app.notification_sender
     app.notification_sender = FakeNotificationSender()
 
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_notification_sender.py b/tests/utils/test_notification_sender.py
index 458433c7..df5efaa7 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_notification_sender.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_notification_sender.py
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ def test_can_send_notification(mock_queue, notification_sender):
     NotificationRecipientFactory.create(email=recipient_email)
     notification_sender.send(email_body)
 
-    mock_queue.send_mail.assert_called_once_with(
+    mock_queue.send_notification_mail.assert_called_once_with(
         ("test@example.com",), notification_sender.EMAIL_SUBJECT, email_body
     )