diff --git a/server/lib/emailer.ts b/server/lib/emailer.ts
index cbe384061..04e4b94b6 100644
--- a/server/lib/emailer.ts
+++ b/server/lib/emailer.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ import { VideoBlacklistModel } from '../models/video/video-blacklist'
 import { VideoImportModel } from '../models/video/video-import'
 import { ActorFollowModel } from '../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
 
+type SendEmailOptions = {
+  to: string[]
+  subject: string
+  text: string
+
+  fromDisplayName?: string
+  replyTo?: string
+}
+
 class Emailer {
 
   private static instance: Emailer
@@ -402,5 +411,6 @@ class Emailer {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
-  Emailer
+  Emailer,
+  SendEmailOptions
 }
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/email.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/email.ts
index 2ba39a156..62701222c 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/email.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/email.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 import * as Bull from 'bull'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { Emailer } from '../../emailer'
+import { Emailer, SendEmailOptions } from '../../emailer'
 
-export type EmailPayload = {
-  to: string[]
-  subject: string
-  text: string
-
-  fromDisplayName?: string
-  replyTo?: string
-}
+export type EmailPayload = SendEmailOptions
 
 async function processEmail (job: Bull.Job) {
   const payload = job.data as EmailPayload