diff --git a/app/emails.py b/app/emails.py
index e2acb5f..4976a3d 100644
--- a/app/emails.py
+++ b/app/emails.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-from flask import render_template, current_app
+from flask import render_template
 from flask.ext.mail import Message
 from app import mail
 from .decorators import async
 from config import ADMINS
+from app import app
 
 
 @async
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ def send_email(subject, sender, recipients, text_body, html_body):
     msg = Message(subject, sender=sender, recipients=recipients)
     msg.body = text_body
     msg.html = html_body
-    send_async_email(current_app, msg)
+    send_async_email(app, msg)
 
 
 def follower_notification(followed, follower):