diff --git a/app/email.py b/app/email.py
index a3c6a3a4048d9799241723e97d36c2776796526c..e41b0f64008218f8d98c365d6f20c35e1232521a 100644
--- a/app/email.py
+++ b/app/email.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ def send_email(to, subject, template, **kwargs):
     app = current_app._get_current_object()
     msg = Message(app.config['OPAQUE_MAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX'] + ' ' + subject,
                   sender=app.config['OPAQUE_MAIL_SENDER'], recipients=[to])
-    msg.body = render_template(template + '.txt', **kwargs)
-    msg.html = render_template(template + '.html', **kwargs)
+    msg.body = render_template(template + '.txt.j2', **kwargs)
+    msg.html = render_template(template + '.html.j2', **kwargs)
     thr = Thread(target=send_async_email, args=[app, msg])
     thr.start()
     return thr