diff --git a/crc/scripts/email.py b/crc/scripts/email.py
index 855ec8a4..8854a342 100644
--- a/crc/scripts/email.py
+++ b/crc/scripts/email.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from crc.scripts.script import Script
 from crc.services.ldap_service import LdapService
 from crc.services.mails import send_mail
 
+from email_validator import validate_email, EmailNotValidError
+
 
 class Email(Script):
     """This Script allows to be introduced as part of a workflow and called from there, specifying
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@ Email Subject ApprvlApprvr1 PIComputingID
     def do_task(self, task, *args, **kwargs):
         args = [arg for arg in args if type(arg) == str]
         subject = self.get_subject(task, args)
-        recipients = self.get_users_info(task, args)
+        # recipients = self.get_users_info(task, args)
+        recipients = self.get_email_recipients(task, args)
         content, content_html = self.get_content(task)
         if recipients:
             send_mail(
@@ -41,6 +44,43 @@ Email Subject ApprvlApprvr1 PIComputingID
                 content_html=content_html
             )
 
+    def get_email_recipients(self, task, args):
+        emails = []
+
+        if len(args[1]) < 1:
+            raise ApiError(code="missing_argument",
+                           message="Email script requires at least one argument, "
+                                   "an email address to process. "
+                                   "Multiple email addresses are accepted.")
+        if isinstance(args[1], str):
+            try:
+                valid = validate_email(args[1])
+            except EmailNotValidError as e:
+                # email is not valid, exception message is human-readable
+                raise ApiError(code="invalid_argument",
+                           message="Email script requires a valid email address. "
+                                   "%s " % e)
+                print(str(e))
+            else:
+                emails.append(valid.email)
+
+        elif isinstance(args[1], list):
+            for arg in args[1]:
+                if isinstance(arg, str):
+                    # TODO: need to validate
+                    try:
+                        valid = validate_email(args[1])
+                    except EmailNotValidError as e:
+                        # email is not valid, exception message is human-readable
+                        raise ApiError(code="invalid_argument",
+                                       message="Email script requires a valid email address."
+                                               "Multiple address are allowed.")
+                        print(str(e))
+                    else:
+                        emails.append(valid.email)
+
+        return emails
+
     def get_users_info(self, task, args):
         if len(args) < 1:
             raise ApiError(code="missing_argument",
diff --git a/tests/test_email_script.py b/tests/test_email_script.py
index 5ec05ca8..3bca598e 100644
--- a/tests/test_email_script.py
+++ b/tests/test_email_script.py
@@ -1,20 +1,32 @@
 from tests.base_test import BaseTest
+from crc import mail
+
+
+# class TestEmailDirectly(BaseTest):
+#
+#     def test_email_directly(self):
+#         recipients = ['michaelc@cullerton.com']
+#         sender = 'michaelc@cullerton.com'
+#         with mail.record_messages() as outbox:
+#             mail.send_message(subject='testing',
+#                               body='test',
+#                               recipients=recipients,
+#                               sender=sender)
+#             assert len(outbox) == 1
+#             assert outbox[0].subject == "testing"
 
 
 class TestEmailScript(BaseTest):
 
     def test_email_script(self):
+        with mail.record_messages() as outbox:
 
-        workflow = self.create_workflow('email_script')
+            workflow = self.create_workflow('email_script')
 
-        # Start the workflow.
-        first_task = self.get_workflow_api(workflow).next_task
-        # self.assertEqual('Activity_GetData', first_task.name)
-        workflow = self.get_workflow_api(workflow)
-        # self.complete_form(workflow, first_task, {'email_address': 'mike@sartography.com'})
-        # self.complete_form(workflow, first_task, {'email_address': 'kcm4zc'}, user_uid='kcm4zc')
-        result = self.complete_form(workflow, first_task, {'email_address': "'kcm4zc'"})
-        print(result)
-        task = self.get_workflow_api(workflow).next_task
-        self.assertEqual(task.name, 'string')
-        # self.assertEqual('Activity_HowMany', workflow.next_task.name)
+            first_task = self.get_workflow_api(workflow).next_task
+            # self.assertEqual('Activity_GetData', first_task.name)
+            workflow = self.get_workflow_api(workflow)
+            self.complete_form(workflow, first_task, {'email_address': 'michaelc@cullerton.com'})
+
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(outbox))
+            self.assertEqual("My Email Subject", outbox[0].subject)