diff --git a/bt5/erp5_dms/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_dms/DMS_notifyByEmail.xml b/bt5/erp5_dms/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_dms/DMS_notifyByEmail.xml
index 618ddd897ecb4a5dc59cd70f8a3414ae60c4d7cf..901abe0582f8ad3d3706c2b15158a06e2013d8c8 100644
--- a/bt5/erp5_dms/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_dms/DMS_notifyByEmail.xml
+++ b/bt5/erp5_dms/SkinTemplateItem/portal_skins/erp5_dms/DMS_notifyByEmail.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
         <item>
             <key> <string>_body</string> </key>
             <value> <string>pref=context.portal_preferences.getPreferredDmsIngestEmailNotification()\n
+if len(pref)==0:return\n
+pref=pref[0]\n
 if pref==\'never\':return\n
 \n
 subjecttpl=\'ingested %(name)s\'\n
@@ -129,9 +131,10 @@ context.MailHost.send(msg,mto,mfro,subject)\n
                             <string>_getattr_</string>
                             <string>context</string>
                             <string>pref</string>
+                            <string>len</string>
+                            <string>_getitem_</string>
                             <string>subjecttpl</string>
                             <string>msgtpl</string>
-                            <string>_getitem_</string>
                             <string>ob</string>
                             <string>subject</string>
                             <string>msg</string>
diff --git a/bt5/erp5_dms/bt/revision b/bt5/erp5_dms/bt/revision
index 6fc1e6e18c45e38dba6c96fe27ed3514edfbb064..e3e1916cf59ce0dff1e15c2e837a89ff67d9e40d 100644
--- a/bt5/erp5_dms/bt/revision
+++ b/bt5/erp5_dms/bt/revision
@@ -1 +1 @@
-178
\ No newline at end of file
+187
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/product/ERP5/PropertySheet/DMSPreference.py b/product/ERP5/PropertySheet/DMSPreference.py
index d13deb787d3987d1ba1ce669c72c9fb75abbed88..4cbadf05f0fc5132d61997b2884f8357306f23d4 100644
--- a/product/ERP5/PropertySheet/DMSPreference.py
+++ b/product/ERP5/PropertySheet/DMSPreference.py
@@ -63,9 +63,15 @@ class DMSPreference:
     'mode'    : '' },
     { 'id'    : 'preferred_dms_ingest_email_notification',
     'description' : 'None - always, "always", "problem (only if problem), "never"',
-    'type'    : 'string', # is it possible to use int in radio?
+    'type'    : 'selection',
+    'select_variable':'getDmsIngestEmailNotificationSelectionList',
     'preference':1,
     'mode'    : '' },
+    {'id' : 'dms_ingest_email_notification_selection',
+    'description' : 'possible values for preferred_dms_ingest_email_notification',
+    'type':'lines',
+    'default':['always','problem','never'],
+    'mode':'w'},
     )