diff --git a/app/controllers/emails_controller.rb b/app/controllers/emails_controller.rb
index 95e19c7f..bb3e057b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/emails_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/emails_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class EmailsController < ApplicationController
 
   def create
     email = params[:email]
-    GenericMailer.delay.generic_mail(email[:from_email], email[:from_name], email[:message], email[:subject], email[:to_email], email[:to_name])
+    GenericMailer.generic_mail(email[:from_email], email[:from_name], email[:message], email[:subject], email[:to_email], email[:to_name]).deliver_later
     render json: { notification: 'Email successfully sent' }, status: :created
   end
 end