diff --git a/conservancy/usethesource/views.py b/conservancy/usethesource/views.py
index d2acba9d7f8bb422a43f2827f43f62fdb633b786..34bf684fc51502ba1a0e43d51a2d5fc1aeaebac1 100644
--- a/conservancy/usethesource/views.py
+++ b/conservancy/usethesource/views.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect, render
 
 from .models import Candidate, Comment
 from .forms import CommentForm, DownloadForm
+from .emails import make_comment_email
 
 
 def landing_page(request):
@@ -38,11 +39,13 @@ def create_comment(request, slug):
     else:
         form = CommentForm(request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
-            instance = form.save(commit=False)
-            instance.candidate = candidate
-            instance.user = request.user
-            instance.save()
-            return redirect('usethesource:view_comment', comment_id=instance.id, show_add='true')
+            comment = form.save(commit=False)
+            comment.candidate = candidate
+            comment.user = request.user
+            comment.save()
+            email = make_comment_email(comment)
+            email.send()
+            return redirect('usethesource:view_comment', comment_id=comment.id, show_add='true')
     return render(request, 'usethesource/comment_form.html', {'form': form, 'candidate': candidate})
 
 
@@ -54,9 +57,8 @@ def edit_comment(request, comment_id):
     else:
         form = CommentForm(request.POST, instance=comment)
         if form.is_valid():
-            instance = form.save(commit=False)
-            instance.save()
-            return redirect('usethesource:view_comment', comment_id=instance.id, show_add='false')
+            comment = form.save()
+            return redirect('usethesource:view_comment', comment_id=comment.id, show_add='false')
     return render(request, 'usethesource/edit_comment_form.html', {'form': form, 'comment': comment})