diff --git a/scipost/utils.py b/scipost/utils.py
index 9e1445e51354b5f43cef3df7f3b00308cf44b6f6..f7d40a0716da0064cfa092e753fe1ecbfaedfec6 100644
--- a/scipost/utils.py
+++ b/scipost/utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from .models import *
 
 EMAIL_FOOTER = (
     '{% load staticfiles %}'
-    '<ul style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #002B49; list-style-type: none;">'
+    '<ul style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #002B49; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 5px;">'
     '<li style="display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://scipost.org">'
     '<img src="{% static \'scipost/images/logo_scipost_with_bgd_small.jpg\' %}"></a></li>'
     '<li style="display: inline; margin: 5px; padding: 5px;">'
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ EMAIL_FOOTER = (
 )
 
 EMAIL_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK_PLAIN = (
-    '\n\nIf you do not with to receive our emails, you can unsubscribe by '
+    '\n\nUnsubscribe by '
     'updating your personal data at https://scipost.org/update_personal_data.'
 )
 
 EMAIL_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK = (
-    '\n\n<p>If you do not with to receive our emails, you can unsubscribe by '
+    '\n\n<p style="font-size: 8px;">Unsubscribe by '
     '<a href="https://scipost.org/update_personal_data">updating your personal data</a>.</p>'
 )
 
diff --git a/scipost/views.py b/scipost/views.py
index 9a2176f4e70f4fc6b6225f0a03d4ed2f61918109..6b491d822e1b725c219e6896ba551cd56468e3e5 100644
--- a/scipost/views.py
+++ b/scipost/views.py
@@ -941,12 +941,14 @@ def email_group_members(request):
                                           + form.cleaned_data['email_text']
                                           + EMAIL_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK_PLAIN)
                             html_template = Template(
-                                'Dear ' + title_dict[member.contributor.title] + ' ' + 
-                                member.last_name + ', \n\n'
-                                + form.cleaned_data['email_text']
-                                + '\n\n\n' + EMAIL_FOOTER + EMAIL_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK
+                                'Dear {{ title }} ' + 
+                                member.last_name + ', \n\n{{ email_text|linebreaks }}'
+                                + '\n\n' + EMAIL_FOOTER + EMAIL_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK
                             )
-                            context = Context({})
+                            context = Context(
+                                {'title': title_dict[member.contributor.title],
+                                 'email_text': form.cleaned_data['email_text'],
+                                })
                             html_version = html_template.render(context)
                             # mail.EmailMessage(form.cleaned_data['email_subject'],
                             #                   email_text, 'SciPost Admin <admin@scipost.org>',