diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/mailing/EmailNotification.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/mailing/EmailNotification.java
index 503562b..153f8c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/mailing/EmailNotification.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/mailing/EmailNotification.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public class EmailNotification {
 		emailrecipients = recipients;
 		emailSubject = subject;
 		emailRecipientsInCC = new ArrayList<InternetAddress>();
+		emailRecipientsInBCC = new ArrayList<InternetAddress>();
 		emailBody = new StringBuffer(body);
 		emailBody.append("<p>")
 		.append("<p><div style=\"color:#999999; font-size:10px; font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; padding-top:15px;\">")