diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
index b318595833c0efbf0f46f5b9ff37ad292b504677..2e03ffd3e7bd8417d494a4a3b9d5c5bd3c1df94e 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -81,16 +81,18 @@ module.exports = {
       newRecommendation.recommendationType !== 'review' &&
       newRecommendation.recommendation !== 'return-to-handling-editor'
     ) {
-      sendAuthorsEmail({
-        email,
-        baseUrl,
-        titleText,
-        parsedFragment,
-        fragmentAuthors,
-        isEditorInChief,
-        subjectBaseText,
-        newRecommendation,
-      })
+      if (collection.status === 'revisionRequested') {
+        sendAuthorsEmail({
+          email,
+          baseUrl,
+          titleText,
+          parsedFragment,
+          fragmentAuthors,
+          isEditorInChief,
+          subjectBaseText,
+          newRecommendation,
+        })
+      }
       if (collection.status !== 'rejected') {
         sendReviewersEmail({
           email,