diff --git a/app/models/task.rb b/app/models/task.rb
index 5c461ec..f0dfa29 100644
--- a/app/models/task.rb
+++ b/app/models/task.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # The specific types of tasks <em>must</em> override the #perform method, so
 # the actual action associated to the type of task can be performed. See the
-# documentation of the #perform method for details. 
+# documentation of the #perform method for details.
 #
 # This class has a +data+ field of type <tt>text</tt>, where you can store any
 # type of data (as serialized Ruby objects) you need for your subclass (which
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ class Task < ActiveRecord::Base
 
       begin
         target_msg = task.target_notification_message
-        TaskMailer.deliver_target_notification(task, target_msg) if target_msg
+        target_emails = task.target && task.target.notification_emails || []
+        TaskMailer.deliver_target_notification(task, target_msg) if target_msg && !target_emails.empty?
       rescue NotImplementedError => ex
         RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.info ex.to_s
       end
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ class Task < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # The message that will be sent to the *target* of the task when it is
   # created. The indent of this message is to notify the target about the
-  # request that was just created for him/her. 
+  # request that was just created for him/her.
   #
   # The implementation in this class returns +nil+, what makes the notification
   # not to be sent. If you want to send a notification to the target upon task
@@ -225,7 +226,8 @@ class Task < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     begin
       target_msg = target_notification_message
-      TaskMailer.deliver_target_notification(self, target_msg) if target_msg
+      target_emails = self.target && self.target.notification_emails || []
+      TaskMailer.deliver_target_notification(self, target_msg) if target_msg && !target_emails.empty?
     rescue NotImplementedError => ex
       RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.info ex.to_s
     end
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ class Task < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # sends notification e-mail about a task, if the task has a requestor.
   #
-  # If 
+  # If
   def send_notification(action)
     if sends_email?
       if self.requestor
diff --git a/test/unit/add_member_test.rb b/test/unit/add_member_test.rb
index af6170e..b8aff54 100644
--- a/test/unit/add_member_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/add_member_test.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class AddMemberTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   should 'send e-mails' do
     community.update_attribute(:closed, true)
+    community.stubs(:notification_emails).returns(["adm@example.com"])
 
     TaskMailer.expects(:deliver_target_notification).at_least_once
 
diff --git a/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb b/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
index e9fc784..852ab65 100644
--- a/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class ApproveArticleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   should 'notify target if group is moderated' do
     community.moderated_articles = true
     community.save
+    community.stubs(:notification_emails).returns(['adm@example.com'])
 
     a = ApproveArticle.create!(:name => '', :article => article, :target => community, :requestor => profile)
     assert !ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.empty?
diff --git a/test/unit/task_test.rb b/test/unit/task_test.rb
index c7d204e..8f0d33f 100644
--- a/test/unit/task_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/task_test.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class TaskTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     task = Task.new
     task.requestor = sample_user
     task.save!
-    
+
     task.cancel
 
     assert_nil Task.find_by_code(task.code)
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ class TaskTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   should 'send notification to target just after task creation' do
     task = Task.new
+    target = Profile.new
+    target.stubs(:notification_emails).returns(['adm@example.com'])
+    task.target = target
     task.stubs(:target_notification_message).returns('some non nil message to be sent to target')
     TaskMailer.expects(:deliver_target_notification).once
     task.save!
@@ -204,7 +207,7 @@ class TaskTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       user.destroy
     end
   end
-  
+
   should 'not deliver notification message to target' do
     task = Task.new
     assert_raise NotImplementedError do
@@ -228,6 +231,16 @@ class TaskTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     task.save!
   end
 
+  should 'not notify target if notification emails is empty' do
+    task = Task.new
+    target = Profile.new
+    target.stubs(:notification_emails).returns([])
+    task.target = target
+    task.stubs(:target_notification_message).returns('some non nil message to be sent to target')
+    TaskMailer.expects(:deliver_target_notification).never
+    task.save!
+  end
+
   should 'the environment method be defined' do
     task = Task.new
     assert task.method_exists?('environment')
@@ -266,6 +279,9 @@ class TaskTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   should 'send notification message to target just after task activation' do
     task = Task.new(:status => Task::Status::HIDDEN)
+    target = Profile.new
+    target.stubs(:notification_emails).returns(['target@example.com'])
+    task.target = target
     task.save!
     task.stubs(:target_notification_message).returns('some non nil message to be sent to target')
     TaskMailer.expects(:deliver_target_notification).once
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