diff --git a/config.py.example b/config.py.example
index 4fc6783c9b66e613272ee273690971686eb88ce7..e4bd79bf06f3b7d4a52ac3599b57e92cb1d9ebd9 100644
--- a/config.py.example
+++ b/config.py.example
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ FSMPI_IP_RANGES = ['137.226.35.192/29', '137.226.75.0/27', '137.226.127.32/27',
 DISABLE_SCHEDULER = False
 #MAIL_SERVER = 'mail.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de'
 MAIL_FROM = 'Video AG-Website <videoag-it@lists.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de>'
+#MAIL_ADDRESS_OVERWRITE = 'videoag-it@lists.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de'
 MAIL_SUFFIX = 'fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de'
 MAIL_DEFAULT = 'Video AG <videoag@fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de>'
 MAIL_ADMINS = 'videoag-it@lists.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de'
diff --git a/mail.py b/mail.py
index 7b461f9577f4333fd2153d4a90daaf177625ad89..262db54ac1950338a01329a36d6a12c71a00c2c1 100644
--- a/mail.py
+++ b/mail.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ def send_message(msgtype, recipients, **kwargs):
 		if 'MAIL_SERVER' not in config:
 			return
 		s = smtplib.SMTP(config['MAIL_SERVER'])
-		s.send_message(msg)
+		if config.get('MAIL_ADDRESS_OVERWRITE'):
+			s.send_message(msg, to_addrs=[config['MAIL_ADDRESS_OVERWRITE']])
+		else:
+			s.send_message(msg)
 		s.quit()
 	except:
 		traceback.print_exc()