diff --git a/chat/indico_chat/notifications.py b/chat/indico_chat/notifications.py
index 00d4023..6e8b00e 100644
--- a/chat/indico_chat/notifications.py
+++ b/chat/indico_chat/notifications.py
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from indico.core.config import Config
+from indico.core.notifications import make_email, send_email
 from indico.core.plugins import get_plugin_template_module
-from MaKaC.common.mail import GenericMailer
-from MaKaC.webinterface.mail import GenericNotification
 
 
 def notify_created(room, event, user):
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ def notify_created(room, event, user):
     :param user: the user performing the action
     """
     tpl = get_plugin_template_module('emails/created.txt', chatroom=room, event=event, user=user)
-    _send(event, tpl.get_subject(), tpl.get_body())
+    _send(event, tpl)
 
 
 def notify_attached(room, event, user):
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ def notify_attached(room, event, user):
     :param user: the user performing the action
     """
     tpl = get_plugin_template_module('emails/attached.txt', chatroom=room, event=event, user=user)
-    _send(event, tpl.get_subject(), tpl.get_body())
+    _send(event, tpl)
 
 
 def notify_modified(room, event, user):
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ def notify_modified(room, event, user):
     :param user: the user performing the action
     """
     tpl = get_plugin_template_module('emails/modified.txt', chatroom=room, event=event, user=user)
-    _send(event, tpl.get_subject(), tpl.get_body())
+    _send(event, tpl)
 
 
 def notify_deleted(room, event, user, room_deleted):
@@ -65,19 +63,14 @@ def notify_deleted(room, event, user, room_deleted):
     """
     tpl = get_plugin_template_module('emails/deleted.txt', chatroom=room, event=event, user=user,
                                      room_deleted=room_deleted)
-    _send(event, tpl.get_subject(), tpl.get_body())
+    _send(event, tpl)
 
 
-def _send(event, subject, body):
+def _send(event, template_module):
     from indico_chat.plugin import ChatPlugin
 
     to_list = set(ChatPlugin.settings.get('notify_emails'))
     if not to_list:
         return
-    notification = {
-        'fromAddr': Config.getInstance().getNoReplyEmail(),
-        'toList': to_list,
-        'subject': subject,
-        'body': body
-    }
-    GenericMailer.sendAndLog(GenericNotification(notification), event, 'chat')
+
+    send_email(make_email(to_list, template=template_module), event, 'Chat')
diff --git a/chat/setup.py b/chat/setup.py
index b74a7ed..2769d4e 100644
--- a/chat/setup.py
+++ b/chat/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
     name='indico_chat',
-    version='0.2',
+    version='0.3',
     url='https://github.com/indico/indico-plugins',
     license='https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt',
     author='Indico Team',
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ setup(
     include_package_data=True,
     platforms='any',
     install_requires=[
-        'indico>=1.9.2',
+        'indico>=1.9.3',
         'sleekxmpp'
     ],
     classifiers=[