diff --git a/commands/compose/send.go b/commands/compose/send.go
index 96d24d9..c4bff11 100644
--- a/commands/compose/send.go
+++ b/commands/compose/send.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func SendMessage(aerc *widgets.Aerc, args []string) error {
 			"No outgoing mail transport configured for this account")
 	}
 
+	aerc.Logger().Println("Sending mail")
+
 	uri, err := url.Parse(config.Outgoing)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "url.Parse(outgoing)")
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ func SendMessage(aerc *widgets.Aerc, args []string) error {
 		if err = conn.Mail(from.Address); err != nil {
 			return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Mail")
 		}
+		aerc.Logger().Printf("rcpt to: %v", rcpts)
 		for _, rcpt := range rcpts {
 			if err = conn.Rcpt(rcpt); err != nil {
 				return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Rcpt")
diff --git a/widgets/aerc.go b/widgets/aerc.go
index ae8319b..8aa1e2c 100644
--- a/widgets/aerc.go
+++ b/widgets/aerc.go
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ func (aerc *Aerc) Config() *config.AercConfig {
 	return aerc.conf
 }
 
+func (aerc *Aerc) Logger() *log.Logger {
+	return aerc.logger
+}
+
 func (aerc *Aerc) SelectedAccount() *AccountView {
 	acct, ok := aerc.accounts[aerc.tabs.Tabs[aerc.tabs.Selected].Name]
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/widgets/compose.go b/widgets/compose.go
index a2fa663..8fc34b4 100644
--- a/widgets/compose.go
+++ b/widgets/compose.go
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ func (c *Composer) PrepareHeader() (*mail.Header, []string, error) {
 		}
 		header.SetAddressList("From", simon_from)
 	}
+	// Merge in additional headers
+	txthdr := mhdr.Header
+	for key, value := range c.defaults {
+		if !txthdr.Has(key) && value != "" {
+			mhdr.SetText(key, value)
+		}
+	}
 	if to := c.headers.to.input.String(); to != "" {
 		// Dammit Simon, this branch is 3x as long as it ought to be because
 		// your types aren't compatible enough with each other
@@ -267,13 +274,6 @@ func (c *Composer) PrepareHeader() (*mail.Header, []string, error) {
 			rcpts = append(rcpts, addr.Address)
 		}
 	}
-	// Merge in additional headers
-	txthdr := mhdr.Header
-	for key, value := range c.defaults {
-		if !txthdr.Has(key) && value != "" {
-			mhdr.SetText(key, value)
-		}
-	}
 	return &header, rcpts, nil
 }