diff --git a/src/mailer.js b/src/mailer.js
index 4546098f1..737c0373b 100644
--- a/src/mailer.js
+++ b/src/mailer.js
@@ -296,9 +296,10 @@ function appDied(mailTo, app) {
     });
 }
 
-function appUpdated(mailTo, app) {
+function appUpdated(mailTo, app, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof mailTo, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof app, 'object');
+    callback = callback || NOOP_CALLBACK;
 
     debug('Sending mail for app %s @ %s updated', app.id, app.fqdn);
 
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ function appUpdated(mailTo, app) {
             text: render('app_updated.ejs', { title: app.manifest.title, appFqdn: app.fqdn, version: app.manifest.version, format: 'text' })
         };
 
-        sendMail(mailOptions);
+        sendMail(mailOptions, callback);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index de3a11f3b..d792b58ac 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -236,8 +236,14 @@ function appUpdated(eventId, app, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
 
     actionForAllAdmins([], function (admin, done) {
-        mailer.appUpdated(admin.email, app);
-        add(admin.id, eventId, `App ${app.fqdn} updated`, `The application ${app.manifest.title} installed at https://${app.fqdn} was updated to package version ${app.manifest.version}.`, done);
+        add(admin.id, eventId, `App ${app.fqdn} updated`, `The application ${app.manifest.title} installed at https://${app.fqdn} was updated to package version ${app.manifest.version}.`, function (error) {
+            if (error) return callback(error);
+
+            mailer.appUpdated(admin.email, app, function (error) {
+                if (error) console.error('Failed to send app updated email', error); // non fatal
+                done();
+            });
+        });
     }, callback);
 }