diff --git a/app/api/views/auth_mfa.py b/app/api/views/auth_mfa.py
index ebefc992..5bf3b24b 100644
--- a/app/api/views/auth_mfa.py
+++ b/app/api/views/auth_mfa.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from itsdangerous import Signer
 from app.api.base import api_bp
 from app.config import FLASK_SECRET
 from app.db import Session
+from app.email_utils import send_invalid_totp_login_email
 from app.log import LOG
 from app.models import User, ApiKey
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ def auth_mfa():
 
     totp = pyotp.TOTP(user.otp_secret)
     if not totp.verify(mfa_token):
+        send_invalid_totp_login_email(user, "TOTP")
         return jsonify(error="Wrong TOTP Token"), 400
 
     ret = {"name": user.name or "", "email": user.email}
diff --git a/app/auth/views/mfa.py b/app/auth/views/mfa.py
index 14414f1c..b9f0214a 100644
--- a/app/auth/views/mfa.py
+++ b/app/auth/views/mfa.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from wtforms import BooleanField, StringField, validators
 
 from app.auth.base import auth_bp
-from app.config import MFA_USER_ID, URL, ALERT_INVALID_TOTP_LOGIN
+from app.config import MFA_USER_ID, URL
 from app.db import Session
-from app.email_utils import send_email_with_rate_control, render
+from app.email_utils import send_invalid_totp_login_email
 from app.extensions import limiter
 from app.models import User, MfaBrowser
 
@@ -96,21 +96,7 @@ def mfa():
             # Trigger rate limiter
             g.deduct_limit = True
             otp_token_form.token.data = None
-            send_email_with_rate_control(
-                user,
-                ALERT_INVALID_TOTP_LOGIN,
-                user.email,
-                "There was an unsuccessful login on your SimpleLogin account",
-                render(
-                    "transactional/invalid-totp-login.txt",
-                    type="TOTP",
-                ),
-                render(
-                    "transactional/invalid-totp-login.html",
-                    type="TOTP",
-                ),
-                1,
-            )
+            send_invalid_totp_login_email(user, "TOTP")
 
     return render_template(
         "auth/mfa.html",
diff --git a/app/auth/views/recovery.py b/app/auth/views/recovery.py
index 371a3ebf..31a9ebcd 100644
--- a/app/auth/views/recovery.py
+++ b/app/auth/views/recovery.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from wtforms import StringField, validators
 
 from app.auth.base import auth_bp
-from app.config import MFA_USER_ID, ALERT_INVALID_TOTP_LOGIN
+from app.config import MFA_USER_ID
 from app.db import Session
-from app.email_utils import send_email_with_rate_control, render
+from app.email_utils import send_invalid_totp_login_email
 from app.extensions import limiter
 from app.log import LOG
 from app.models import User, RecoveryCode
@@ -69,20 +69,6 @@ def recovery_route():
             # Trigger rate limiter
             g.deduct_limit = True
             flash("Incorrect code", "error")
-            send_email_with_rate_control(
-                user,
-                ALERT_INVALID_TOTP_LOGIN,
-                user.email,
-                "There was an unsuccessful login on your SimpleLogin account",
-                render(
-                    "transactional/invalid-totp-login.txt",
-                    type="recovery",
-                ),
-                render(
-                    "transactional/invalid-totp-login.html",
-                    type="recovery",
-                ),
-                1,
-            )
+            send_invalid_totp_login_email(user, "recovery")
 
     return render_template("auth/recovery.html", recovery_form=recovery_form)
diff --git a/app/email_utils.py b/app/email_utils.py
index 88e511c6..71a2ca00 100644
--- a/app/email_utils.py
+++ b/app/email_utils.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ from app.config import (
     ALERT_DIRECTORY_DISABLED_ALIAS_CREATION,
     TRANSACTIONAL_BOUNCE_EMAIL,
     ALERT_SPF,
+    ALERT_INVALID_TOTP_LOGIN,
     TEMP_DIR,
     ALIAS_AUTOMATIC_DISABLE,
     RSPAMD_SIGN_DKIM,
@@ -173,6 +174,24 @@ def send_change_email(new_email, current_email, link):
     )
 
 
+def send_invalid_totp_login_email(user, totp_type):
+    send_email_with_rate_control(
+        user,
+        ALERT_INVALID_TOTP_LOGIN,
+        user.email,
+        "There was an unsuccessful login on your SimpleLogin account",
+        render(
+            "transactional/invalid-totp-login.txt",
+            type=totp_type,
+        ),
+        render(
+            "transactional/invalid-totp-login.html",
+            type=totp_type,
+        ),
+        1,
+    )
+
+
 def send_test_email_alias(email, name):
     send_email(
         email,