diff --git a/input/templates/input/if_mail.txt b/input/templates/input/if_mail.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5d9acb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/templates/input/if_mail.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Hallo IF,
+
+es gab einen neuen Antrag von {{data.realname}}
diff --git a/input/views.py b/input/views.py
index 93d4e40..48d5dfa 100644
--- a/input/views.py
+++ b/input/views.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.forms import modelformset_factory
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from formtools.wizard.views import CookieWizardView
-from django.core.mail import send_mail
+from django.core.mail import send_mail, BadHeaderError
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 from django.template import Context
@@ -89,17 +89,29 @@ class ExternView(CookieWizardView):
         form.save()
 
         # we need to send the following mails here:
-        #  - mail with entered data to the Volunteer
-        mail_template = get_template('input/ifg_volunteer_mail.txt')
         context = { 'data': data }
-        send_mail(
-            'form filled',
-            mail_template.render(context),
-            settings.IF_EMAIL,
-            [form.email],
-            fail_silently=False,
-        )
-        #  - mail to IF with link to accept/decline
+        try:
+            #  - mail with entered data to the Volunteer
+            mail_template = get_template('input/ifg_volunteer_mail.txt')
+            send_mail(
+                'form filled',
+                mail_template.render(context),
+                settings.IF_EMAIL,
+                [form.email],
+                fail_silently=False,
+            )
+            #  - mail to IF with link to accept/decline
+            mail_template = get_template('input/if_mail.txt')
+            send_mail(
+                'form filled',
+                mail_template.render(context),
+                settings.IF_EMAIL,
+                [settings.IF_EMAIL],
+                fail_silently=False,
+            )
+
+        except BadHeaderError:
+            return HttpResponse('Invalid header found.')
 
         return done(self.request)
         # return render(self.request, 'saved', {