diff --git a/input/utils/mail/__init__.py b/input/utils/mail/__init__.py
index ec25b3f..32de5dd 100644
--- a/input/utils/mail/__init__.py
+++ b/input/utils/mail/__init__.py
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ from django.template.loader import get_template
 
 from input.models import Project
 
-from .attachments import collect_attachment_paths, attach_files
+from .attachments import collect_and_attach
 
 __all__ = [
     'build_email',
     'send_email',
-    'collect_attachment_paths',
-    'attach_files',
+    'collect_and_attach',
     'send_applicant_decision_mail',
     'send_staff_decision_mail',
     'send_decision_mails',
diff --git a/input/utils/mail/attachments.py b/input/utils/mail/attachments.py
index 27d9cf5..0d6cfd1 100644
--- a/input/utils/mail/attachments.py
+++ b/input/utils/mail/attachments.py
@@ -92,3 +92,7 @@ def attach_files(message: EmailMultiAlternatives, files: list[Path]):
 
         with open(path, 'rb') as fp:
             message.attach(path.name, fp.read(), mime_type)
+
+
+def collect_and_attach(email: EmailMultiAlternatives, recipient: str, type_code: str):
+    return attach_files(email, collect_attachment_paths(recipient, type_code))
diff --git a/input/views.py b/input/views.py
index d92b2f9..10424b1 100755
--- a/input/views.py
+++ b/input/views.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.views.generic import TemplateView
 from django.views.generic.edit import FormView
 from django.utils.html import strip_tags
 
-from input.utils.mail import collect_attachment_paths, attach_files, build_email
+from input.utils.mail import build_email, collect_and_attach
 
 from .forms import (
     BaseApplicationForm,
@@ -289,9 +289,8 @@ class ApplicationView(FormView):
 
     def send_email(self, kind, template_name, subject, recipient, context, *, fail_silently=False):
         email = build_email(template_name, context, subject, recipient)
-        applicant_files = collect_attachment_paths(kind, self.type_code)
 
-        attach_files(email, applicant_files)
+        collect_and_attach(email, kind, self.type_code)
 
         return email.send(fail_silently)