diff --git a/progit/notify.py b/progit/notify.py
index 3c08072..bc8bcc5 100644
--- a/progit/notify.py
+++ b/progit/notify.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def send_email(text, subject, to_mail, from_mail=None, mail_id=None,
 
     if mail_id:
         msg['mail-id'] = mail_id
-        msg['Message-Id'] = mail_id
+        msg['Message-Id'] = '<%s>' % mail_id
 
     if in_reply_to:
         msg['In-Reply-To'] = '<%s>' % in_reply_to