diff --git a/dev/archery/archery/crossbow/reports.py b/dev/archery/archery/crossbow/reports.py
index a2c0487a2b1..1c6510ea4f3 100644
--- a/dev/archery/archery/crossbow/reports.py
+++ b/dev/archery/archery/crossbow/reports.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def send_email(cls, smtp_user, smtp_password, smtp_server, smtp_port,
                 smtp.starttls()
             smtp.login(smtp_user, smtp_password)
             message = report.render()
-            smtp.send_message(smtp_user, report.recipient_email, message)
+            smtp.send_message(message)
 
     @classmethod
     def write_csv(cls, report, add_headers=True):