diff --git a/submissions/utils.py b/submissions/utils.py
index a89a0b2b5e850da5cfc048add995ef3baad6fd85..379fe010f54d2f879f25b35aea12fe2190a747e1 100644
--- a/submissions/utils.py
+++ b/submissions/utils.py
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ class SubmissionUtils(BaseMailUtil):
                       'Submission Page; you will be informed by email of any such Report or '
                       'Comment being delivered). In order to facilitate the work of the '
                       'Editorial College, we recommend limiting these replies to short '
-                      'to-the-point clarifications of any issue raised on your manuscript.\n\n '
+                      'to-the-point clarifications of any issue raised on your manuscript.\n\n'
                       'Please wait for the Editor-in-charge\'s Editorial Recommendation '
                       'before any resubmission of your manuscript.'
                       '\n\nTo facilitate metadata handling, we recommend that all authors '
diff --git a/templates/email/submission_eic_reappointment.html b/templates/email/submission_eic_reappointment.html
index ec2731e248af670ece994f7c6edf52529809b2c1..e7ac148653d6177f0b2c23b8fbf6ad59cb070bfa 100644
--- a/templates/email/submission_eic_reappointment.html
+++ b/templates/email/submission_eic_reappointment.html
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-Dear {{submission.editor_in_charge.get_title_display}} {{submission.editor_in_charge.last_name}},\n\n
+Dear {{submission.editor_in_charge.get_title_display}} {{submission.editor_in_charge.user.last_name}},\n\n
 
-The authors of the SciPost Submission {{submission.title}} by {{submission.author_list}} have resubmitted their manuscript.\n\n
+The authors of the SciPost Submission\n\n
+{{submission.title}}
+\n\n
+by {{submission.author_list}}
+\n\n
+have resubmitted their manuscript.\n\n
 
 As Editor-in-charge, you can take your editorial actions from the submission\'s editorial page: {{request.get_host}}{% url 'submissions:editorial_page' submission.arxiv_identifier_w_vn_nr %}.\n
 (also accessible from your personal page under the Editorial Actions tab), see {{request.get_host}}{% url 'scipost:personal_page' %}. \n\n
diff --git a/templates/email/submission_eic_reappointment_html.html b/templates/email/submission_eic_reappointment_html.html
index 59c157eb3019525eab9bffe895dd3e91219339c4..384f29c6124d49932e5be1c98c8aaf15ec6334e1 100644
--- a/templates/email/submission_eic_reappointment_html.html
+++ b/templates/email/submission_eic_reappointment_html.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<h3>Dear {{submission.editor_in_charge.get_title_display}} {{submission.editor_in_charge.last_name}},</h3>
+<h3>Dear {{submission.editor_in_charge.get_title_display}} {{submission.editor_in_charge.user.last_name}},</h3>
 
 <p>
     The authors of the SciPost Submission "<span style="color: grey;">{{submission.title}} by {{submission.author_list}}</span>" have resubmitted their manuscript.