diff --git a/app/email.py b/app/email.py
index 4d9f0036a91f24dc04e1813dd6223a53f087d58b..53f82ac653ffb49260ede07fb0973b43659ae2f1 100644
--- a/app/email.py
+++ b/app/email.py
@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ def create_message(recipient, subject, template, **kwargs):
 
 @background
 def send(msg, *args, **kwargs):
-    app = kwargs['app']
-    with app.app_context():
+    with kwargs['app'].app_context():
         mail.send(msg)