diff --git a/pybossa/emailsvc.py b/pybossa/emailsvc.py
index 923489ae4..0a32249e8 100644
--- a/pybossa/emailsvc.py
+++ b/pybossa/emailsvc.py
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ def send(self, message):
                 self.request_type: {
                     "recipients": message["recipients"],
                     "subject": message["subject"],
-                    "body": message["body"]
+                    "body": message["body"],
+                    "bcc": message.get("bcc", [])
                 }
             }
             response = requests.post(self.url, headers=self.headers, json=payload, verify=self.ssl_cert)
diff --git a/test/test_emailsvc.py b/test/test_emailsvc.py
index 9ce842b7e..5a992549f 100644
--- a/test/test_emailsvc.py
+++ b/test/test_emailsvc.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def test_emailsvc_send_email(self, sendmail):
         with patch.dict(self.flask_app.config,
                         {"PROXY_SERVICE_CONFIG": self.service_config, "SSL_CERT_PATH": cert_path}):
             esvc = EmailService(self.flask_app)
-            message = {"recipients": ["abc@def.com"], "subject": "Welcome", "body": "Greetings from xyz"}
+            message = {"recipients": ["abc@def.com"], "subject": "Welcome", "body": "Greetings from xyz", "bcc": []}
             expected_svc_payload = {
                 self.service_config["email_service"]["requests"][0]: message
             }