diff --git a/ietf/utils/mail.py b/ietf/utils/mail.py
index deeaa67e2..1f17c9c14 100644
--- a/ietf/utils/mail.py
+++ b/ietf/utils/mail.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def encode_message(txt):
 def send_mail_text(request, to, frm, subject, txt, cc=None, extra=None, toUser=False, bcc=None):
     """Send plain text message."""
     msg = encode_message(txt)
-    send_mail_mime(request, to, frm, subject, msg, cc, extra, toUser, bcc)
+    return send_mail_mime(request, to, frm, subject, msg, cc, extra, toUser, bcc)
         
 def condition_message(to, frm, subject, msg, cc, extra):
     if isinstance(frm, tuple):
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ def send_mail_mime(request, to, frm, subject, msg, cc=None, extra=None, toUser=F
             build_warning_message(request, e)
             send_error_email(e)
 
+    return msg
+
 def parse_preformatted(preformatted, extra={}, override={}):
     """Parse preformatted string containing mail with From:, To:, ...,"""
     msg = message_from_string(preformatted.encode("utf-8"))
@@ -323,8 +325,8 @@ def send_mail_message(request, message, extra={}):
     if message.reply_to:
         e['Reply-to'] = message.reply_to
 
-    send_mail_text(request, message.to, message.frm, message.subject,
-                   message.body, cc=message.cc, bcc=message.bcc, extra=e)
+    return send_mail_text(request, message.to, message.frm, message.subject,
+                          message.body, cc=message.cc, bcc=message.bcc, extra=e)
 
 def exception_components(e):
     # See if it's a non-smtplib exception that we faked