diff --git a/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
index 681679b..90c6278 100644
--- a/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	
 	def sharing_notification(role, user)
     @role = role
+    @user = user
     FastGettext.with_locale FastGettext.default_locale do
   		mail(to: @role.user.email, 
            subject: _("You have been given access to a Data Management Plan"))