diff --git a/cotisations/utils.py b/cotisations/utils.py
index 5da8eee0..c7ca6187 100644
--- a/cotisations/utils.py
+++ b/cotisations/utils.py
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ import os
 
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 from django.core.mail import EmailMessage
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from django.contrib import messages
-from smtplib import SMTPException
+from re2o.mail_utils import send_mail_object
 
 from .tex import create_pdf
 from preferences.models import AssoOption, GeneralOption, CotisationsOption, Mandate
@@ -46,20 +44,6 @@ def find_payment_method(payment):
     return None
 
 
-def send_mail(mail, request):
-    """Wrapper for Django's EmailMessage.send which handles errors"""
-    try:
-        mail.send()
-    except (SMTPException, ConnectionError) as e:
-        if request:
-            messages.error(
-                request,
-                _("Failed to send email: %(error)s.") % {
-                    "error": e,
-                },
-            )
-
-
 def send_mail_invoice(invoice, request=None):
     """Creates the pdf of the invoice and sends it by email to the client"""
     purchases_info = []
@@ -108,7 +92,7 @@ def send_mail_invoice(invoice, request=None):
         attachments=[("invoice.pdf", pdf, "application/pdf")],
     )
 
-    send_mail(mail, request)
+    send_mail_object(mail, request)
 
 
 def send_mail_voucher(invoice, request=None):
@@ -145,4 +129,4 @@ def send_mail_voucher(invoice, request=None):
         attachments=[("voucher.pdf", pdf, "application/pdf")],
     )
 
-    send_mail(mail, request)
+    send_mail_object(mail, request)
diff --git a/re2o/mail_utils.py b/re2o/mail_utils.py
index 86d446fb..72dbac81 100644
--- a/re2o/mail_utils.py
+++ b/re2o/mail_utils.py
@@ -43,3 +43,17 @@ def send_mail(request, *args, **kwargs):
                 "error": e,
             },
         )
+
+
+def send_mail_object(mail, request):
+    """Wrapper for Django's EmailMessage.send which handles errors"""
+    try:
+        mail.send()
+    except (SMTPException, ConnectionError) as e:
+        if request:
+            messages.error(
+                request,
+                _("Failed to send email: %(error)s.") % {
+                    "error": e,
+                },
+            )