diff --git a/docbow_project/docbow/views.py b/docbow_project/docbow/views.py
index 69e1703..cf82552 100644
--- a/docbow_project/docbow/views.py
+++ b/docbow_project/docbow/views.py
@@ -177,27 +177,23 @@ def try_automatic_fowarding(document, logger, base_url):
     rules = AutomaticForwarding.objects.filter(filetypes=document.filetype,
                 originaly_to_user__in=list(document.to()))
     if rules:
-        try:
-            sender = User.objects.get(
-                    username=settings.AUTOMATIC_FORWARDING_USER)
-        except User.DoesNotExist:
-            logger.error('settings.AUTOMATIC_FORWARDING_USER set to %s '
-                'which does not exist, unable to make an automatic forward')
-        else:
-            for rule in rules:
-                try:
-                    notification_count = forward_document(document, sender,
-                            rule.forward_to_user.all(),
-                            rule.forward_to_list.all(), logger, base_url,
-                            automatic=True)
-                except Exception:
-                    logger.exception('Unhandled exception during '
-                            'application of automatic forwarding')
-                else:
-                    if not notification_count:
-                        logger.error('automatic forwarding failed '
-                                'because we were unable to send '
-                                'some notifications')
+        for rule in rules:
+            # choose a new sender
+            matching_recipients = rule.originaly_to_user.distinct() & document.to()
+            first_matching_recipient = matching_recipients[0]
+            try:
+                notification_count = forward_document(document, first_matching_recipient,
+                        rule.forward_to_user.all(),
+                        rule.forward_to_list.all(), logger, base_url,
+                        automatic=True)
+            except Exception:
+                logger.exception('Unhandled exception during '
+                        'application of automatic forwarding')
+            else:
+                if not notification_count:
+                    logger.error('automatic forwarding failed '
+                            'because we were unable to send '
+                            'some notifications')
 
 @login_required
 def send_file(request):