diff --git a/auto_backup/__openerp__.py b/auto_backup/__openerp__.py
index 751c7d296..f1b3a2842 100644
--- a/auto_backup/__openerp__.py
+++ b/auto_backup/__openerp__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     "data": [
         "view/bkp_conf_view.xml",
         "data/backup_data.xml",
-        "data/autobackup_mail_template.xml",
         "security/ir.model.access.csv"
     ],
     "active": False,
diff --git a/auto_backup/data/autobackup_mail_template.xml b/auto_backup/data/autobackup_mail_template.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f3a2d7858..000000000
--- a/auto_backup/data/autobackup_mail_template.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<openerp>
-  <data noupdate="0">
-
-    <record id="email_template_autobackup_error_noificaiton" model="email.template">
-      <field name="name">Auto Backup Error notification</field>
-      <field name="email_from">auto_backup@${object.name}</field>
-      <field name="subject">Backup from ${object.host} - (${object.sftpip}) failed</field>
-      <field name="email_to">${object.emailtonotify}</field>
-      <field name="model_id" ref="auto_backup.model_db_backup" />
-      <field name="body_html">
-        <![CDATA[
-                 <p>Dear,</p>
-
-                 <p>The backup for the server ${object.host} (IP: ${object.sftpip}) failed.</p>
-                 <p>Please check the following details:</p>
-                 <p>IP address SFTP server: ${object.sftpip}</p>
-                 <p>Username: ${object.sftpusername}</p>
-                 <p>Password: ${object.sftppassword}</p>
-                 <p>Error details: ${object.lasterrorlog}</p>
-                 <p>With kind regards</p>
-
-        ]]></field>
-    </record>
-
-  </data>
-</openerp>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/auto_backup/model/backup_scheduler.py b/auto_backup/model/backup_scheduler.py
index a836f559c..f2d5b9c95 100644
--- a/auto_backup/model/backup_scheduler.py
+++ b/auto_backup/model/backup_scheduler.py
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class db_backup(models.Model):
 
     @api.model
     def schedule_backup(self):
+
         for rec in self.search([]):
             db_list = self.get_db_list(rec.host, rec.port)
             if rec.name in db_list:
@@ -349,15 +350,31 @@ class db_backup(models.Model):
                     # an e-mail notification about this.
                     if rec.sendmailsftpfail:
                         try:
-                            self.write({'lasterrorlog': tools.ustr(e)})
-                            abk_template = self.env.ref(
-                                'auto_backup.'
-                                'email_template_autobackup_error_noificaiton',
-                                False
+                            ir_mail_server = self.env['ir.mail_server']
+                            message = (
+                                "Dear,\n\nThe backup for the server %s"
+                                " (IP: %s) failed.Please check"
+                                " the following details:\n\n"
+                                "IP address SFTP server: %s \nUsername: %s"
+                                "\nPassword: %s"
+                                "\n\nError details: %s \n\nWith kind regards"
+                            ) % (
+                                rec.host, rec.sftpip, rec.sftpip,
+                                rec.sftpusername, rec.sftppassword,
+                                tools.ustr(e)
+                            )
+                            msg = ir_mail_server.build_email(
+                                "auto_backup@%s.com" % rec.name,
+                                [rec.emailtonotify],
+                                "Backup from %s ( %s ) failed" % (
+                                    rec.host, rec.sftpip),
+                                message)
+                            ir_mail_server.send_email(msg)
+
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            _logger.debug(
+                                'Exception! %s' % tools.ustr(e)
                             )
-                            abk_template.send_mail(self.id)
-                        except Exception:
-                            pass
 
         # Remove all old files (on local server) in case this is configured..
         # This is done after the SFTP writing to prevent unusual behaviour:
@@ -386,5 +403,3 @@ class db_backup(models.Model):
                         if delta.days >= rec.daystokeep:
                             os.remove(fullpath)
         return True
-
-#  vim:expandtab:smartindent:tabstop=4:softtabstop=4:shiftwidth=4: