diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/cron_email.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/cron_email.cc
index 5f53eb58..4b8a7c33 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/cron_email.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/cron_email.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ extern int mailsend(CVars in, CVars &out);
 long CronWelcomeAccountMail(CVars in);
 long CronAccountPendingMail(CVars in) ;
 long CronJobEmail(long mailtype, CVars in, CVars &out);
-long CronAccountMail(CVars in);
+long CronAccountMail((long mailtype, CVars in);
 /*
 
 CREATE TABLE email_message(
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ try {
                 CVars rec;
                 map_to_cvars(f, rec);
                 pgsql_query("UPDATE email_message SET status = 2 WHERE id = %lu ", rec["id"].Long()); // move the status so no retry
-                CronAccountMail(rec); // send the cron email
+                CronAccountMail(rec["action"].Long(), rec); // send the cron email
                 pgsql_query("UPDATE email_message SET status = 5, completed = now() WHERE id = %lu ", rec["id"].Long()); // move the status so no retry
             }
         }
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ long CronJobEmail(long mailtype, CVars in, CVars &out) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-long CronAccountMail(CVars in){
+long CronAccountMail((long mailtype, CVars in){
     logfmt(logINFO, "CronAccountMail()");
     CVars x, y, z, ml;
     C_CGI_Form form("", "");