diff --git a/tests/test_email.py b/tests/test_email.py
index db319f81f81cd28eaa834c3630f01b7461e14525..12a6534ed4c165e42ba79f838a11d9a9b32afbd6 100755
--- a/tests/test_email.py
+++ b/tests/test_email.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ except ImportError:
     import spf
 
 # install netstat if not present
-if subprocess.call(["which", "netstat"]) != 0:
+if subprocess.call(["which", "netstat"], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL) != 0:
     subprocess.check_call(["apt-get", "-qq", "-y", "install", "net-tools"])
 
 sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parents[1].resolve()))
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def check_relay(conf: dict) -> int:
 
     if status == 0:
         configured_relay = (
-            out[len("relayhost") :].strip(" \t=").replace("[", "").replace("]", "")
+            out[len("relayhost"):].strip(" \t=").replace("[", "").replace("]", "")
         )
     else:
         configured_relay = ""
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def check_relay(conf: dict) -> int:
     return 0
 
 
-def check_send_test_email() -> int:
+def check_send_test_email(conf: dict) -> int:
     """Check that Postfix can send email.
 
     :return: Exit return code
@@ -111,10 +111,23 @@ def check_send_test_email() -> int:
 
     print("Checking Postfix can send email:")
 
+    # check if s-nail is installed, if not set from address
+    sender = ""
+    status, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput("dpkg -l s-nail | grep -E '^ii'")
+    if status == 0:
+        u.warning("The package 's-nail' is installed, the email sender address will be ignored.")
+    else:
+        sender = conf.get("EMAIL_SENDER") or ""
+
     # send email
     email = "noreply+{}-{}@ubicast.eu".format(time.time(), random.randint(0, 1000))
     u.info("Sending test email to '{}'".format(email))
-    cmd = "echo 'test email' | mail -s 'test email' {}".format(email)
+    if sender:
+        u.info("Sender address is '{}'".format(sender))
+        sender = "-a 'From: {}' ".format(sender)
+    else:
+        u.info("Sender address is not set")
+    cmd = "echo 'test email' | mail -s 'Email used to test configuration.' {}{}".format(sender, email)
     subprocess.getstatusoutput(cmd)
 
     # init vars
@@ -182,7 +195,7 @@ def main():
     rcode = check_listen()
     if rcode == 0:
         rcode = check_relay(conf)
-        if check_send_test_email() == 1:
+        if check_send_test_email(conf) == 1:
             rcode = 1
 
     sys.exit(rcode)