diff --git a/libervia/backend/plugins/plugin_misc_account.py b/libervia/backend/plugins/plugin_misc_account.py
index d6d904dd..6d944ad2 100644
--- a/libervia/backend/plugins/plugin_misc_account.py
+++ b/libervia/backend/plugins/plugin_misc_account.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class MiscAccount(object):
         host.bridge.add_method(
             "credentials_xmpp_connect",
             ".plugin",
-            in_sign="ss",
+            in_sign="ssb",
             out_sign="b",
             method=self.credentials_xmpp_connect,
             async_=True,
@@ -293,11 +293,11 @@ class MiscAccount(object):
             # there is no email when an existing XMPP account is used
             body = f"New account created on {domain}: {profile} [{email or '<no email>'}]"
             d_admin = sat_email.send_email(
-                self.get_email_conf(),
                 self.host.memory.config,
                 admins_emails,
                 subject,
                 body,
+                email_settings=self.get_email_conf(),
             )
 
         admins_emails_txt = ", ".join(["<" + addr + ">" for addr in admins_emails])
@@ -326,7 +326,13 @@ class MiscAccount(object):
         # XXX: this will not fail when the email address doesn't exist
         # FIXME: check email reception to validate email given by the user
         # FIXME: delete the profile if the email could not been sent?
-        d_user = sat_email.send_email(self.get_email_conf, [email], subject, body)
+        d_user = sat_email.send_email(
+            self.host.memory.config,
+            [email],
+            subject,
+            body,
+            email_settings=self.get_email_conf(),
+        )
         d_user.addCallbacks(
             lambda __: log.debug(
                 "Account creation confirmation sent to <{}>".format(email)
@@ -689,12 +695,13 @@ class MiscAccount(object):
         d.addCallbacks(deleted, errback)
         return d
 
-    def credentials_xmpp_connect(self, jid_s, password):
+    def credentials_xmpp_connect(self, jid_s, password, send_email=True):
         """Create and connect a new SàT profile using the given XMPP credentials.
 
         Re-use given JID and XMPP password for the profile name and profile password.
         @param jid_s (unicode): JID
         @param password (unicode): XMPP password
+        @param send_email (bool): send the administrator notification email
         @return Deferred(bool)
         @raise exceptions.PasswordError, exceptions.ConflictError
         """
@@ -716,7 +723,8 @@ class MiscAccount(object):
         )
 
         def connected(result):
-            self.send_emails(None, profile=jid_s)
+            if send_email:
+                self.send_emails(None, profile=jid_s)
             return result
 
         def remove_profile(
diff --git a/libervia/backend/tools/common/email.py b/libervia/backend/tools/common/email.py
index 2a7be733..cfad14f0 100644
--- a/libervia/backend/tools/common/email.py
+++ b/libervia/backend/tools/common/email.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def send_email(
     subject: str = "",
     body: str = "",
     from_email: str | None = None,
+    email_settings: tools_config.EmailSettings | None = None,
 ) -> defer.Deferred:
     """Send an email using Libervia configuration
 
@@ -43,12 +44,14 @@ def send_email(
     @param subject: subject of the message
     @param body: body of the message
     @param from_email: address of the sender
+    @param email_settings: ``EmailSettings`` to use, default to ``config.email``
     @return:Same as smtp.sendmail.
     """
     if isinstance(to_emails, str):
         to_emails = to_emails.split()
-    email_host = config.email.server
-    email_from = from_email or config.email.from_
+    settings = email_settings or config.email
+    email_host = settings.server
+    email_from = from_email or settings.from_
 
     # we suppose that email domain and XMPP domain are identical
     domain = config.common.xmpp_domain
@@ -60,12 +63,12 @@ def send_email(
 
     if email_from is None:
         email_from = "no_reply@" + domain
-    email_sender_domain = config.email.sender_domain or domain
-    email_port = config.email.port
-    email_username = config.email.username
-    email_password = config.email.password
-    email_auth = config.email.auth
-    email_starttls = config.email.starttls
+    email_sender_domain = settings.sender_domain or domain
+    email_port = settings.port
+    email_username = settings.username
+    email_password = settings.password
+    email_auth = settings.auth
+    email_starttls = settings.starttls
 
     msg = MIMEText(body, "plain", "UTF-8")
     msg["Subject"] = subject