diff --git a/atst/app.py b/atst/app.py
index f4c5be4d..c729c65a 100644
--- a/atst/app.py
+++ b/atst/app.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def make_mailer(app):
 
 
 def make_notification_sender(app):
-    app.notification_sender = NotificationSender(queue, app.logger)
+    app.notification_sender = NotificationSender(queue)
 
 
 def apply_json_logger():
diff --git a/atst/queue.py b/atst/queue.py
index 9793ee33..3f2d3042 100644
--- a/atst/queue.py
+++ b/atst/queue.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ATSTQueue(RQ):
         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)
+        self._queue_job(ATSTQueue._send_notification_mail, recipients, subject, body)
 
     # pylint: disable=pointless-string-statement
     """Class methods to actually perform the work.
@@ -44,5 +44,14 @@ class ATSTQueue(RQ):
     def _send_mail(self, recipients, subject, body):
         app.mailer.send(recipients, subject, body)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _send_notification_mail(self, recipients, subject, body):
+        app.logger.info(
+            "Sending a notification to these recipients: {}\n\n{}".format(
+                recipients, body
+            )
+        )
+        app.mailer.send(recipients, subject, body)
+
 
 queue = ATSTQueue()
diff --git a/atst/utils/notification_sender.py b/atst/utils/notification_sender.py
index dbf11a96..cfd8c8d1 100644
--- a/atst/utils/notification_sender.py
+++ b/atst/utils/notification_sender.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from logging import Logger
 from sqlalchemy import select
 
 from atst.queue import ATSTQueue
@@ -9,17 +8,11 @@ from atst.models import NotificationRecipient
 class NotificationSender(object):
     EMAIL_SUBJECT = "ATST notification"
 
-    def __init__(self, queue: ATSTQueue, logger: Logger):
+    def __init__(self, queue: ATSTQueue):
         self.queue = queue
-        self.logger = logger
 
     def send(self, body, type_=None):
         recipients = self._get_recipients(type_)
-        self.logger.info(
-            "Sending a notification to these recipients: {}\n\n{}".format(
-                recipients, body
-            )
-        )
         self.queue.send_notification_mail(recipients, self.EMAIL_SUBJECT, body)
 
     def _get_recipients(self, type_):
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_notification_sender.py b/tests/utils/test_notification_sender.py
index df5efaa7..5aec0081 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_notification_sender.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_notification_sender.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ def mock_queue(queue):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def notification_sender(mock_queue, mock_logger):
-    return NotificationSender(mock_queue, mock_logger)
+def notification_sender(mock_queue):
+    return NotificationSender(mock_queue)
 
 
 def test_can_send_notification(mock_queue, notification_sender):