diff --git a/settings/Mailer/NewUserMailHelper.php b/settings/Mailer/NewUserMailHelper.php
index 911952794f..cd6d6ee67f 100644
--- a/settings/Mailer/NewUserMailHelper.php
+++ b/settings/Mailer/NewUserMailHelper.php
@@ -115,11 +115,7 @@ class NewUserMailHelper {
 			$link = $this->urlGenerator->getAbsoluteURL('/');
 		}
 
-		$emailTemplate = new EMailTemplate(
-			$this->themingDefaults,
-			$this->urlGenerator,
-			$this->l10n
-		);
+		$emailTemplate = $this->mailer->createEMailTemplate();
 		$emailTemplate->addHeader();
 		$displayName = $user->getDisplayName();
 		$userName = $user->getUID();
diff --git a/tests/Settings/Mailer/NewUserMailHelperTest.php b/tests/Settings/Mailer/NewUserMailHelperTest.php
index fee47625cf..8014570636 100644
--- a/tests/Settings/Mailer/NewUserMailHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/Settings/Mailer/NewUserMailHelperTest.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Settings\Mailer;
 
+use OC\Mail\EMailTemplate;
 use OCP\Mail\IEMailTemplate;
 use OC\Mail\Message;
 use OC\Settings\Mailer\NewUserMailHelper;
@@ -62,6 +63,13 @@ class NewUserMailHelperTest extends TestCase {
 		$this->urlGenerator = $this->createMock(IURLGenerator::class);
 		$this->l10n = $this->createMock(IL10N::class);
 		$this->mailer = $this->createMock(IMailer::class);
+		$template = new EMailTemplate(
+			$this->defaults,
+			$this->urlGenerator,
+			$this->l10n
+		);
+		$this->mailer->method('createEMailTemplate')
+			->will($this->return($template));
 		$this->secureRandom = $this->createMock(ISecureRandom::class);
 		$this->timeFactory = $this->createMock(ITimeFactory::class);
 		$this->config = $this->createMock(IConfig::class);