diff --git a/ietf/group/tests_info.py b/ietf/group/tests_info.py
index 852b09d69..e2b87946b 100644
--- a/ietf/group/tests_info.py
+++ b/ietf/group/tests_info.py
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ class GroupEditTests(TestCase):
         self.assertTrue('Personnel change' in outbox[0]['Subject'])
         for prefix in ['ad1','ad2','aread','marschairman','marsdelegate']:
             self.assertTrue(prefix+'@' in outbox[0]['To'])
+        self.assertTrue(outbox[0].get_payload(decode=True).decode(str(outbox[0].get_charset())).startswith('Sec Retary'))
 
 
     def test_edit_field(self):
diff --git a/ietf/group/views.py b/ietf/group/views.py
index 4cbeb0353..facb03b22 100644
--- a/ietf/group/views.py
+++ b/ietf/group/views.py
@@ -1003,6 +1003,7 @@ def edit(request, group_type=None, acronym=None, action="edit", field=None):
                     changed_personnel.update(set(old)^set(new))
 
             if personnel_change_text!="":
+                personnel_change_text = "%s has updated %s personnel:\n\n" % (request.user.person.plain_name(), group.acronym.upper() ) + personnel_change_text
                 email_personnel_change(request, group, personnel_change_text, changed_personnel)
 
             # update urls