diff --git a/src/tools/email.py b/src/tools/email.py
index 34ecc499..6c90771a 100644
--- a/src/tools/email.py
+++ b/src/tools/email.py
@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@ from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 def sendEmail(host, to_emails, subject=u'', body=u'', from_email=None):
     """send an email using SàT configuration
 
-    @param to_emails(list[unicode]): list of recipients
+    @param to_emails(list[unicode], unicode): list of recipients
+        if unicode, it will be split to get emails
     @param subject(unicode): subject of the message
     @param body(unicode): body of the message
     @param from_email(unicode): address of the sender
     @return (D): same as smtp.sendmail
     """
+    if isinstance(to_emails, basestring):
+        to_emails = to_emails.split()
     email_host = host.memory.getConfig(None, u'email_server') or u'localhost'
     email_from = host.memory.getConfig(None, u'email_from')
     if email_from is None: