diff --git a/compendium_v2/email/__init__.py b/compendium_v2/email/__init__.py
index c176f5199346c4b17206bf243ce2dd5aa3d24cd9..9e32a67ebc16e7d852ac840f41713498fde6e4f4 100644
--- a/compendium_v2/email/__init__.py
+++ b/compendium_v2/email/__init__.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ def send_mail(
 
     if not recipients:
         recipients = admin_emails
+    if isinstance(recipients, str):
+        recipients = [recipients]
 
     message = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
     message['Subject'] = subject