diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index e2c43b0..b1a03a6 100755
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
-# send test mail to admin
+# sending test mail using 'mail' command to root and test recipient
 - name: test mail
-  shell: echo -e "Test mail from new/updated mSTMP\n\n $(uname -a)" | mail -s "Test mSMTP at $(hostname -f)" root
+  shell: echo "Test mail from new/updated mSTMP\n\n $(uname -a)" | mail -s "Test mSMTP at $(hostname -f)" root "{{ msmtp_test_mail_recipient }}"
   tags: mail
   when: msmtp_send_test_mail
   async: 30