diff --git a/app/groups/utils.py b/app/groups/utils.py
index 6a816ed..f041f49 100644
--- a/app/groups/utils.py
+++ b/app/groups/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.core.mail import EmailMultiAlternatives
+from django.core.mail import EmailMultiAlternatives, get_connection
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 from django.template import Context
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ def send_group_email(request, to_email, subject, email_text_template, email_html
 
     # Mail the admins to inform them of a new request
     ctx = Context({'request': request, 'domain': Site.objects.get_current().domain})
-    msg = EmailMultiAlternatives(subject, get_template(email_text_template).render(ctx), getattr(settings, 'DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL', 'auth@pleaseignore.com'), to_email)
-    msg.attach_alternative(get_template(email_html_template).render(ctx), 'text/html')
-    msg.send(fail_silently=True)
+
+    messages = [generate_mail(ctx, email_text_template, email_html_template, to, subject) for to in to_email]
+    connection = get_connection(fail_silently=True)
+    connection.send_messages(messages)
+
+def generate_mail(context, email_text_template, email_html_template, to, subject):
+    msg = EmailMultiAlternatives(subject, get_template(email_text_template).render(context), getattr(settings, 'DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL', 'auth@pleaseignore.com'), [to])
+    msg.attach_alternative(get_template(email_html_template).render(context), 'text/html')
+    return msg