diff --git a/lib/ontologies_linked_data/utils/notifications.rb b/lib/ontologies_linked_data/utils/notifications.rb
index 5a195784..01e6dba6 100644
--- a/lib/ontologies_linked_data/utils/notifications.rb
+++ b/lib/ontologies_linked_data/utils/notifications.rb
@@ -61,18 +61,9 @@ def self.remote_ontology_pull(submission)
                                   .gsub('%ontology_location%', LinkedData::Hypermedia.generate_links(ontology)['ui'])
                                   .gsub('%support_contact%', LinkedData.settings.support_contact_email)
                                   .gsub('%ui_name%', LinkedData.settings.ui_name)
-        recipients = []
-        ontology.administeredBy.each do |user|
-          user.bring(:email) if user.bring?(:email)
-          recipients << user.email
-        end
-        if !LinkedData.settings.ontoportal_admin_emails.nil? && LinkedData.settings.ontoportal_admin_emails.kind_of?(Array)
-          LinkedData.settings.ontoportal_admin_emails.each do |admin_email|
-            recipients << admin_email
-          end
-        end
 
-        Notifier.notify_mails_grouped subject, body, [Notifier.ontology_admin_emails(ontology) + Notifier.ontoportal_admin_emails]
+        Notifier.notify_ontoportal_admins_grouped subject, body
+        Notifier.notify_administrators_grouped subject, body, ontology
       end
 
       def self.new_user(user)
@@ -83,7 +74,6 @@ def self.new_user(user)
                                .gsub('%email%', user.email.to_s)
                                .gsub('%site_url%', LinkedData.settings.ui_host)
                                .gsub('%ui_name%', LinkedData.settings.ui_name)
-        recipients = LinkedData.settings.ontoportal_admin_emails
 
         Notifier.notify_ontoportal_admins_grouped subject, body
       end
@@ -98,7 +88,6 @@ def self.new_ontology(ont)
                                    .gsub('%site_url%', LinkedData.settings.ui_host)
                                    .gsub('%ont_url%', LinkedData::Hypermedia.generate_links(ont)['ui'])
                                    .gsub('%ui_name%', LinkedData.settings.ui_name)
-        recipients = LinkedData.settings.ontoportal_admin_emails
 
         Notifier.notify_ontoportal_admins_grouped subject, body
       end
@@ -108,7 +97,7 @@ def self.reset_password(user, token)
         subject = "[#{ui_name}] User #{user.username} password reset"
         password_url = "https://#{LinkedData.settings.ui_host}/reset_password?tk=#{token}&em=#{CGI.escape(user.email)}&un=#{CGI.escape(user.username)}"
 
-        body =  REST_PASSWORD.gsub('%ui_name%', ui_name)
+        body = REST_PASSWORD.gsub('%ui_name%', ui_name)
                              .gsub('%username%', user.username.to_s)
                              .gsub('%password_url%', password_url.to_s)
 
@@ -212,7 +201,6 @@ def self.obofoundry_sync(missing_onts, obsolete_onts)
         Thanks,<br/>
         %ui_name% Team
 HTML
-
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/ontologies_linked_data/utils/notifier.rb b/lib/ontologies_linked_data/utils/notifier.rb
index aa4f1363..96d60da1 100644
--- a/lib/ontologies_linked_data/utils/notifier.rb
+++ b/lib/ontologies_linked_data/utils/notifier.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ def self.notify(options = {})
                   })
       end
 
+      def self.administrative_notifications_enabled?
+        LinkedData.settings.enable_administrative_notifications
+      end
+
       def self.notify_ontoportal_admins_grouped(subject, body)
-        notify_mails_grouped subject, body, ontoportal_admin_emails if LinkedData.settings.enable_administrative_notifications
+        notify_mails_grouped subject, body, ontoportal_admin_emails if administrative_notifications_enabled?
       end
 
       def self.notify_subscribed_separately(subject, body, ontology, notification_type)
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ def self.notify_mails_grouped(subject, body, mail)
       end
 
       def self.notify_ontoportal_admins(subject, body)
-        notify_mails_grouped subject, body, ontoportal_admin_emails if LinkedData.settings.enable_administrative_notifications
+        notify_mails_grouped subject, body, ontoportal_admin_emails if administrative_notifications_enabled?
       end
 
       def self.ontology_admin_emails(ontology)
@@ -73,11 +77,8 @@ def self.ontology_admin_emails(ontology)
       end
 
       def self.ontoportal_admin_emails
+        return LinkedData.settings.ontoportal_admin_emails if LinkedData.settings.ontoportal_admin_emails.is_a?(Array)
 
-        if !LinkedData.settings.ontoportal_admin_emails.nil? &&
-          LinkedData.settings.ontoportal_admin_emails.kind_of?(Array)
-          return LinkedData.settings.ontoportal_admin_emails
-        end
         []
       end
 
@@ -85,7 +86,6 @@ def self.subscribed_users_mails(ontology, notification_type)
         emails = []
         ontology.bring(:subscriptions) if ontology.bring?(:subscriptions)
         ontology.subscriptions.each do |subscription|
-
           subscription.bring(:notification_type) if subscription.bring?(:notification_type)
           subscription.notification_type.bring(:type) if subscription.notification_type.bring?(:notification_type)
 
diff --git a/test/util/test_notifications.rb b/test/util/test_notifications.rb
index 76b2f0ff..d20feb5b 100644
--- a/test/util/test_notifications.rb
+++ b/test/util/test_notifications.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def self.after_suite
 
   def setup
     LinkedData.settings.email_disable_override = true
+    reset_mailer
   end
 
   def _subscription(ont)
@@ -82,13 +83,11 @@ def test_new_note_notification
     note.save
     assert_match "[#{@@ui_name} Notes]", last_email_sent.subject
     assert_equal [@@user.email], last_email_sent.to
-    reset_mailer
   ensure
     note.delete if note
   end
 
   def test_processing_complete_notification
-    reset_mailer
     options = { ont_count: 1, submission_count: 1, acronym: "NOTIFY" }
     ont = LinkedData::SampleData::Ontology.create_ontologies_and_submissions(options)[2].first
     subscription = _subscription(ont)
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ def test_processing_complete_notification
   end
 
   def test_disable_administrative_notifications
-    reset_mailer
     LinkedData.settings.enable_administrative_notifications = false
     options = { ont_count: 1, submission_count: 1, acronym: "DONTNOTIFY" }
     ont = LinkedData::SampleData::Ontology.create_ontologies_and_submissions(options)[2].first
@@ -130,7 +128,6 @@ def test_disable_administrative_notifications
     ont.delete if ont
   end
 
-
   def test_remote_ontology_pull_notification
     recipients = ["test@example.org"]
     ont_count, acronyms, ontologies = LinkedData::SampleData::Ontology.create_ontologies_and_submissions(ont_count: 1, submission_count: 1, process_submission: false)
@@ -153,12 +150,11 @@ def test_remote_ontology_pull_notification
     assert sub.valid?, sub.errors
     LinkedData::Utils::Notifications.remote_ontology_pull(sub)
 
+    admin_mails = LinkedData::Utils::Notifier.ontology_admin_emails(ont)
+
     assert_includes "[#{@@ui_name}] Load from URL failure for #{ont.name}", last_email_sent.subject
-    recipients = @@support_mails
-    ont_admins.each do |user|
-      recipients << user.email
-    end
-    assert_equal recipients.sort, last_email_sent.to.sort
+    assert_equal @@support_mails, all_emails.first.to
+    assert_equal admin_mails, last_email_sent.to.sort
   ensure
     ont_admins.each do |user|
       user.delete if user