diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js
index b2d0f8e2614db48c467cfe5440c1c156332361ab..012113ffdbbd6df5542523b231860bdacaab7032 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ module.exports = {
         email,
         baseUrl,
         titleText,
+        UserModel,
         fragmentHelper,
         subjectBaseText,
       })
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 ef6033c77ff3828f90d71c843fddf047d3f1aa58..f99bbd3b5c8ef78a1ed89ff6453df8945a1cc26f 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -340,13 +340,13 @@ const sendEiCEmail = ({
   eicName,
   eicEmail,
   titleText,
-  recommendation,
+  recommendation: { recommendation, comments: recComments = [] },
   subjectBaseText,
 }) => {
   let emailType
 
   email.content.subject = `${subjectBaseText} Recommendation`
-  switch (recommendation.recommendation) {
+  switch (recommendation) {
     case 'minor':
     case 'major':
       emailType = 'eic-request-revision-from-he'
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ const sendEiCEmail = ({
     name: eicName,
   }
 
-  const privateNote = recommendation.comments.find(comm => comm.private)
+  const privateNote = recComments.find(comm => comm.private)
   const content = get(privateNote, 'content')
   const comments = content ? `Note to Editor: "${content}"` : ''
   const { html, text } = email.getBody({
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
index 61b5cc07ca41eac18b8478acf375d291640defd3..37677984272615861c98b4d2b2b7f341078933f6 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
@@ -58,17 +58,18 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
   newRecommendation.recommendation = recommendation || undefined
   newRecommendation.comments = comments || undefined
 
-  const collectionHelper = new Collection({ collection })
-  collectionHelper.updateStatusOnRecommendation({
-    isEditorInChief,
-    recommendation,
-  })
-
-  if (!isEditorInChief && ['minor', 'major'].includes(recommendation)) {
-    fragment.revision = pick(fragment, ['authors', 'files', 'metadata'])
-  }
-
   if (recommendationType === 'editorRecommendation') {
+    const collectionHelper = new Collection({ collection })
+
+    collectionHelper.updateStatusOnRecommendation({
+      isEditorInChief,
+      recommendation,
+    })
+
+    if (!isEditorInChief && ['minor', 'major'].includes(recommendation)) {
+      fragment.revision = pick(fragment, ['authors', 'files', 'metadata'])
+    }
+
     notifications.sendNotifications({
       fragment,
       collection,