diff --git a/src/Controller/OrganisationMembersController.php b/src/Controller/OrganisationMembersController.php
index 1817bce..0efef7a 100644
--- a/src/Controller/OrganisationMembersController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/OrganisationMembersController.php
@@ -1370,6 +1370,20 @@ class OrganisationMembersController extends SimpleController
     {
         $timeout =  $this->ci->config['organisation.membership.timeout'];
 
+        $admin_fallback = false;
+        $recipientsQuery = $organisation->administrators();
+
+        if ($recipientsQuery->count() == 0) {
+            $admin_fallback = true;
+            $role = $this->ci->classMapper->getClassMapping('role')::where('slug', 'organisations-admin')->with('users')->first();
+            if ($role->users()->count() == 0) {
+                $role = $this->ci->classMapper->getClassMapping('role')::where('slug', 'site-admin')->with('users')->first();
+            }
+            $recipientsQuery = $role->users();
+        }
+
+        $recipients = $recipientsQuery->get();
+
         // Create and send approval email
         $message = new TwigMailMessage($this->ci->view, 'mail/organisation-membership-request.html.twig');
 
@@ -1379,20 +1393,9 @@ class OrganisationMembersController extends SimpleController
                     'organisation'        => $organisation,
                     'token'               => $token,
                     'approval_expiration' => ($timeout > 0 ? floor($timeout / 86400) . ' days' : false),
+                    'admin_fallback'      => $admin_fallback,
                 ]);
 
-        $recipientsQuery = $organisation->administrators();
-
-        if ($recipientsQuery->count() == 0) {
-            $role = $this->ci->classMapper->getClassMapping('role')::where('slug', 'organisations-admin')->with('users')->first();
-            if ($role->users()->count() == 0) {
-                $role = $this->ci->classMapper->getClassMapping('role')::where('slug', 'site-admin')->with('users')->first();
-            }
-            $recipientsQuery = $role->users();
-        }
-
-        $recipients = $recipientsQuery->get();
-
         foreach($recipients as $recipient) {
             $message->addEmailRecipient(new EmailRecipient($recipient->email, $recipient->full_name));
             $message->addParams([ 'recipient' => $recipient ]);
diff --git a/templates/mail/organisation-membership-request.html.twig b/templates/mail/organisation-membership-request.html.twig
index 1ac997b..7143e45 100644
--- a/templates/mail/organisation-membership-request.html.twig
+++ b/templates/mail/organisation-membership-request.html.twig
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block body %}
+{% if admin_fallback %}
+<hr style="color: #990000" />
+<h3 style="color: #990000">You are receiving this email as an organisation/site administrator!</h3>
+<p style="color: #990000">This email has been sent to you in lieu of <b>{{organisation.name}}</b> as there are currently no approved administrators for the organisation.</p>
+<hr style="color: #990000" />
+{% endif %}
 <p>
     Dear {{recipient.first_name}},
 </p>