diff --git a/app/email.py b/app/email.py
index 88effaf9f68640b18ea267d79a4ffb174eead0ab..b6dd4e4e67a66371cc0153d7c0571670cd59c08a 100644
--- a/app/email.py
+++ b/app/email.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def create_message(recipient, subject, template, **kwargs):
 
 
 @background
-def send(app, msg):
+def send(msg, *args, **kwargs):
+    app = kwargs['app']
     with app.app_context():
         mail.send(msg)