diff --git a/submissions/views.py b/submissions/views.py
index e33312b7edadedcac005e550c2c91f437d8a9246..a717e372476f95530b58f991babbef3007f03a3c 100644
--- a/submissions/views.py
+++ b/submissions/views.py
@@ -686,8 +686,8 @@ def editorial_assignment(request, identifier_w_vn_nr, assignment_id=None):
             else:
                 # Inform authors about new status.
                 mail_sender = DirectMailUtil(
-                    mail_code='authors/inform_authors_eic_assigned_direct_eic',
-                    assignment=submission)
+                    mail_code='authors/inform_authors_eic_assigned_direct_rec',
+                    instance=submission)
                 mail_sender.send()
 
             submission.add_general_event('The Editor-in-charge has been assigned.')
diff --git a/templates/email/authors/inform_authors_eic_assigned_direct_rec.html b/templates/email/authors/inform_authors_eic_assigned_direct_rec.html
index e2f489e94ae9dc7430be4b0c90f6f6134ebd57dc..ba045fd971f02c8fc728ce5ca6d51039a140010f 100644
--- a/templates/email/authors/inform_authors_eic_assigned_direct_rec.html
+++ b/templates/email/authors/inform_authors_eic_assigned_direct_rec.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     Dear {{ submission.submitted_by.get_title_display }} {{ submission.submitted_by.user.last_name }},
 </p>
 <p>
-  For your information, a Contributor Comment has been posted on a recent Report on your Submission
+  For your information, your Submission
   <br><br>
   {{ submission.title }}
   <br>by {{ submission.author_list }}<br>
diff --git a/templates/email/authors/inform_authors_eic_assigned_direct_rec.json b/templates/email/authors/inform_authors_eic_assigned_direct_rec.json
index 8d952bcb257fede2c6d20158fe25f078df5d1ed2..881b84e127ad9effba79c3f096a4ef74cb525000 100644
--- a/templates/email/authors/inform_authors_eic_assigned_direct_rec.json
+++ b/templates/email/authors/inform_authors_eic_assigned_direct_rec.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "subject": "SciPost: Editor assigned",
     "to_address": "submitted_by.user.email",
-    "bcc_to": "edadmin@scipost.org",
+    "bcc_to": "editor_in_charge.user.email,edadmin@scipost.org",
     "from_address_name": "SciPost Refereeing",
     "from_address": "refereeing@scipost.org",
     "context_object": "submission"