diff --git a/src/flux/models/message.es6 b/src/flux/models/message.es6
index 0436e43f4..8eed16837 100644
--- a/src/flux/models/message.es6
+++ b/src/flux/models/message.es6
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Message(date DESC) WHERE draft = 1`,
 
   // Public: Returns a set of uniqued message participants by combining the
   // `to`, `cc`, `bcc` && (optionally) `from` fields.
-  participants({includeFrom, includeBcc} = {includeFrom: true, includeBcc: false}) {
+  participants({includeFrom = true, includeBcc = false} = {}) {
     const seen = {}
     const all = []
     let contacts = [].concat(this.to, this.cc)
diff --git a/src/flux/tasks/send-draft-task.es6 b/src/flux/tasks/send-draft-task.es6
index a96308f94..666b2c95c 100644
--- a/src/flux/tasks/send-draft-task.es6
+++ b/src/flux/tasks/send-draft-task.es6
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default class SendDraftTask extends BaseDraftTask {
       return this.createMessageFromResponse(responseJSON);
     })
     .then(() => {
-      const recipients = this.message.to.concat(this.message.cc, this.message.bcc);
+      const recipients = this.message.participants({includeFrom: false, includeBcc: true})
       recipients.forEach((recipient) => {
         const t1 = new MultiSendToIndividualTask({
           message: this.message,