diff --git a/remo/base/tasks.py b/remo/base/tasks.py
index 37860c04c..179c9397e 100644
--- a/remo/base/tasks.py
+++ b/remo/base/tasks.py
@@ -58,12 +58,19 @@ def send_remo_mail(subject, recipients_list, sender=None,
         if email_template:
             message = render_to_string(email_template, data)
 
-        if not sender:
-            email = EmailMessage(subject=subject, body=message,
-                                 from_email=settings.FROM_EMAIL,
-                                 to=[to], headers=headers)
-        else:
-            email = EmailMessage(subject=subject, body=message,
-                                 from_email=sender, to=[to], cc=[sender],
-                                 headers=headers)
-        email.send()
+        email_data = {
+            'subject': subject,
+            'body': message,
+            'from_email': settings.FROM_EMAIL,
+            'to': [to],
+        }
+
+        if sender:
+            # If there is a sender, add a Reply-To header and send a copy to the sender
+            headers.update({'Reply-To': sender})
+            email_data.update({'cc': [sender]})
+
+        # Add the headers to the mail data
+        email_data.update({'headers': headers})
+        # Send the email
+        EmailMessage(**email_data).send()
diff --git a/remo/base/tests/test_tasks.py b/remo/base/tests/test_tasks.py
index 79ab724ad..c74d784e6 100644
--- a/remo/base/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/remo/base/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ def test_base(self):
                                                      to=[to],
                                                      cc=[from_email],
                                                      subject=subject,
-                                                     headers={},
-                                                     from_email=from_email)
+                                                     headers={'Reply-To': from_email},
+                                                     from_email=settings.FROM_EMAIL)
 
     def test_send_email_from_remobot(self):
         recipient = UserFactory.create()
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ def test_send_to_valid_email_address(self):
                                                      to=['mail@example.com'],
                                                      cc=[from_email],
                                                      subject=subject,
-                                                     headers={},
-                                                     from_email=from_email)
+                                                     headers={'Reply-To': from_email},
+                                                     from_email=settings.FROM_EMAIL)
 
     def test_send_to_invalid_email_address(self):
         subject = 'This is the subject'
@@ -102,5 +102,5 @@ def test_headers(self):
                                                      to=['mail@example.com'],
                                                      cc=[from_email],
                                                      subject=subject,
-                                                     from_email=from_email,
+                                                     from_email=settings.FROM_EMAIL,
                                                      headers=headers)
diff --git a/remo/profiles/models.py b/remo/profiles/models.py
index 84e463f86..bb33cb339 100644
--- a/remo/profiles/models.py
+++ b/remo/profiles/models.py
@@ -415,12 +415,12 @@ def email_mentor_notification(sender, instance, raw, **kwargs):
                              subject=subject,
                              email_template=email_template,
                              data=ctx_data,
-                             headers={'Reply-To': instance.user.email})
+                             sender=instance.user.email)
         send_remo_mail.delay(recipients_list=rep_recipient,
                              subject=subject,
                              email_template=email_template,
                              data=ctx_data,
-                             headers={'Reply-To': instance.mentor.email})
+                             sender=instance.mentor.email)
         statsd.incr('profiles.change_mentor')
 
 
diff --git a/remo/profiles/tests/test_models.py b/remo/profiles/tests/test_models.py
index beed5c188..4931afa87 100644
--- a/remo/profiles/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/remo/profiles/tests/test_models.py
@@ -329,8 +329,6 @@ def test_send_email_on_mentor_change(self, mocked_mail):
         data2 = mocked_mail.call_args_list[1][1]
         recipients = data1['recipients_list'] + data2['recipients_list']
         eq_(set(recipients), set([new_mentor.id, old_mentor.id, user.id]))
-        eq_(data1['headers']['Reply-To'], user.email)
-        eq_(data2['headers']['Reply-To'], new_mentor.email)
 
 
 class UserStatusNotification(RemoTestCase):
diff --git a/remo/reports/tests/test_tasks.py b/remo/reports/tests/test_tasks.py
index 9fcbb2456..adecd4738 100644
--- a/remo/reports/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/remo/reports/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ def test_base(self):
 
         eq_(mail_mock.call_count, 2)
         expected_call_list = [
-            call(rep_subject, [rep.email], message=mockany,
-                 headers={'Reply-To': mentor.email}),
-            call(mentor_subject, [mentor.email], message=mockany,
-                 headers={'Reply-To': rep.email})]
+            call(subject=rep_subject, recipients_list=[rep.email], message=mockany,
+                 sender=mentor.email),
+            call(subject=mentor_subject, recipients_list=[mentor.email], message=mockany,
+                 sender=rep.email)]
         eq_(mail_mock.call_args_list, expected_call_list)
 
     def test_with_report_filled(self):
@@ -132,10 +132,11 @@ def test_with_no_report_filled_and_one_notification(self):
 
         eq_(mail_mock.call_count, 2)
         expected_call_list = [
-            call(rep_subject, [rep.email], message=mockany,
-                 headers={'Reply-To': mentor.email}),
-            call(mentor_subject, [mentor.email], message=mockany,
-                 headers={'Reply-To': rep.email})]
+            call(subject=rep_subject, recipients_list=[rep.email], message=mockany,
+                 sender=mentor.email),
+            call(subject=mentor_subject, recipients_list=[mentor.email], message=mockany,
+                 sender=rep.email)
+        ]
         eq_(mail_mock.call_args_list, expected_call_list)
 
     def test_with_user_unavailable(self):
diff --git a/remo/reports/utils.py b/remo/reports/utils.py
index 60c3a46f6..b920e5359 100644
--- a/remo/reports/utils.py
+++ b/remo/reports/utils.py
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ def send_report_notification(reps, weeks):
         rep_message = render_to_string(rep_mail_body, ctx_data)
         mentor_message = render_to_string(mentor_mail_body, ctx_data)
         if mentor:
-            send_remo_mail(rep_subject, [rep.email], message=rep_message,
-                           headers={'Reply-To': mentor.email})
-            send_remo_mail(mentor_subject, [mentor.email],
-                           message=mentor_message,
-                           headers={'Reply-To': rep.email})
+            send_remo_mail(subject=rep_subject, recipients_list=[rep.email],
+                           sender=mentor.email, message=rep_message)
+            send_remo_mail(subject=mentor_subject,
+                           recipients_list=[mentor.email],
+                           sender=rep.email,
+                           message=mentor_message)
         else:
             send_remo_mail(rep_subject, [rep.email], message=rep_message)