diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
index 7f52662bcf1827678e2290dee2f394b66285d813..2ac0d2a6348357d8487768976ad7edd84145afb0 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
@@ -89,15 +89,16 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
       fragment: { title, id, authorName },
       comments: newRecommendation.comments,
     })
-    await userHelper.setupAuthorRequestToRevisionEmailData({
-      baseUrl,
-      UserModel: models.User,
-      collection,
-      mailService,
-      recommendation,
-      fragment: { title, id, submittingAuthor },
-      comments: newRecommendation.comments,
-    })
+    if (['minor', 'major'].includes(recommendation))
+      await userHelper.setupAuthorRequestToRevisionEmailData({
+        baseUrl,
+        UserModel: models.User,
+        collection,
+        mailService,
+        recommendation,
+        fragment: { title, id, submittingAuthor },
+        comments: newRecommendation.comments,
+      })
   }
 
   fragment.recommendations.push(newRecommendation)