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 1330523..ce8fabb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/mailing/EmailNotification.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/portal/mailing/EmailNotification.java
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ public class EmailNotification {
 			this.emailBodyTextPlain = (builder.bodyTextPlain != null) ? new StringBuffer(builder.bodyTextPlain).append(getWarningLegalText(true)) : null;
 		}
 		
-		this.emailRecipientsInCC = new ArrayList<InternetAddress>();
-		this.emailRecipientsInBCC = new ArrayList<InternetAddress>();
+		this.emailRecipientsInCC = builder.emailRecipientsInCC;
+		this.emailRecipientsInBCC = builder.emailRecipientsInBCC;
 	}
 
 	/**