diff --git a/symposion/utils/mail.py b/symposion/utils/mail.py
index b301c4bbd6ab5464afbcbb630c26ed9260ba29e9..ed90eeb154624dfd9d6e8e0cd0f486c87287d40e 100644
--- a/symposion/utils/mail.py
+++ b/symposion/utils/mail.py
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ def __send_email__(template_prefix, to, kind, **kwargs):
 
     from_email = settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL
 
+    try:
+        bcc_email = settings.ENVELOPE_BCC_LIST
+    except AttributeError:
+        bcc_email = None
+
     try:
         bcc_email = settings.ENVELOPE_BCC_LIST
     except AttributeError: