diff --git a/bda/tests/test_views.py b/bda/tests/test_views.py
index 125d5d57..038297d8 100644
--- a/bda/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/bda/tests/test_views.py
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class BdATestHelpers:
             (None, Client())
         ]
 
+    def require_custommails(self):
+        from gestioncof.management.commands import syncmails
+        syncmails.load_from_file()
+
     def check_restricted_access(self, url, validate_user=user_is_cof, redirect_url=None):
         def craft_redirect_url(user):
             if redirect_url:
@@ -154,11 +158,11 @@ class TestBdAViews(BdATestHelpers, TestCase):
         self.check_restricted_access(url, validate_user=user_is_staff)
 
     def test_send_reminders(self):
+        self.require_custommails()
         # Just get the page
         url = "/bda/mails-rappel/{}".format(self.tirage.id)
         self.check_restricted_access(url, validate_user=user_is_staff)
         # Actually send the reminder emails
-        # TODO: first load the emails into the database
         _, staff_c = self.client_matrix[0]
         resp = staff_c.post(url)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status_code)
diff --git a/gestioncof/management/commands/syncmails.py b/gestioncof/management/commands/syncmails.py
index 1d3dddb8..0308a949 100644
--- a/gestioncof/management/commands/syncmails.py
+++ b/gestioncof/management/commands/syncmails.py
@@ -11,6 +11,70 @@ from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 
 
+DATA_LOCATION = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "data", "custommail.json")
+
+
+def dummy_log(__):
+    pass
+
+
+# XXX. this should probably be in the custommail package
+def load_from_file(log=dummy_log):
+    with open(DATA_LOCATION, 'r') as jsonfile:
+        mail_data = json.load(jsonfile)
+
+    # On se souvient à quel objet correspond quel pk du json
+    assoc = {'types': {}, 'mails': {}}
+    status = {'synced': 0, 'unchanged': 0}
+
+    for obj in mail_data:
+        fields = obj['fields']
+
+        # Pour les trois types d'objets :
+        # - On récupère les objets référencés par les clefs étrangères
+        # - On crée l'objet si nécessaire
+        # - On le stocke éventuellement dans les deux dictionnaires définis
+        #   plus haut
+
+        # Variable types
+        if obj['model'] == 'custommail.variabletype':
+            fields['inner1'] = assoc['types'].get(fields['inner1'])
+            fields['inner2'] = assoc['types'].get(fields['inner2'])
+            if fields['kind'] == 'model':
+                fields['content_type'] = (
+                    ContentType.objects
+                    .get_by_natural_key(*fields['content_type'])
+                )
+            var_type, _ = Type.objects.get_or_create(**fields)
+            assoc['types'][obj['pk']] = var_type
+
+        # Custom mails
+        if obj['model'] == 'custommail.custommail':
+            mail = None
+            try:
+                mail = CustomMail.objects.get(shortname=fields['shortname'])
+                status['unchanged'] += 1
+            except CustomMail.DoesNotExist:
+                mail = CustomMail.objects.create(**fields)
+                status['synced'] += 1
+                log('SYNCED {:s}'.format(fields['shortname']))
+            assoc['mails'][obj['pk']] = mail
+
+        # Variables
+        if obj['model'] == 'custommail.custommailvariable':
+            fields['custommail'] = assoc['mails'].get(fields['custommail'])
+            fields['type'] = assoc['types'].get(fields['type'])
+            try:
+                Variable.objects.get(
+                    custommail=fields['custommail'],
+                    name=fields['name']
+                )
+            except Variable.DoesNotExist:
+                Variable.objects.create(**fields)
+
+    log('{synced:d} mails synchronized {unchanged:d} unchanged'.format(**status))
+
+
 class Command(BaseCommand):
     help = ("Va chercher les données mails de GestioCOF stocké au format json "
             "dans /gestioncof/management/data/custommails.json. Le format des "
@@ -22,65 +86,4 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             "remplacer par le nouveau résultat de la commande précédente.")
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
-        path = os.path.join(
-            os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
-            'data', 'custommail.json')
-        with open(path, 'r') as jsonfile:
-            mail_data = json.load(jsonfile)
-
-        # On se souvient à quel objet correspond quel pk du json
-        assoc = {'types': {}, 'mails': {}}
-        status = {'synced': 0, 'unchanged': 0}
-
-        for obj in mail_data:
-            fields = obj['fields']
-
-            # Pour les trois types d'objets :
-            # - On récupère les objets référencés par les clefs étrangères
-            # - On crée l'objet si nécessaire
-            # - On le stocke éventuellement dans les deux dictionnaires définis
-            #   plus haut
-
-            # Variable types
-            if obj['model'] == 'custommail.variabletype':
-                fields['inner1'] = assoc['types'].get(fields['inner1'])
-                fields['inner2'] = assoc['types'].get(fields['inner2'])
-                if fields['kind'] == 'model':
-                    fields['content_type'] = (
-                        ContentType.objects
-                        .get_by_natural_key(*fields['content_type'])
-                    )
-                var_type, _ = Type.objects.get_or_create(**fields)
-                assoc['types'][obj['pk']] = var_type
-
-            # Custom mails
-            if obj['model'] == 'custommail.custommail':
-                mail = None
-                try:
-                    mail = CustomMail.objects.get(
-                        shortname=fields['shortname'])
-                    status['unchanged'] += 1
-                except CustomMail.DoesNotExist:
-                    mail = CustomMail.objects.create(**fields)
-                    status['synced'] += 1
-                    self.stdout.write(
-                        'SYNCED {:s}'.format(fields['shortname']))
-                assoc['mails'][obj['pk']] = mail
-
-            # Variables
-            if obj['model'] == 'custommail.custommailvariable':
-                fields['custommail'] = assoc['mails'].get(fields['custommail'])
-                fields['type'] = assoc['types'].get(fields['type'])
-                try:
-                    Variable.objects.get(
-                        custommail=fields['custommail'],
-                        name=fields['name']
-                    )
-                except Variable.DoesNotExist:
-                    Variable.objects.create(**fields)
-
-        # C'est agréable d'avoir le résultat affiché
-        self.stdout.write(
-            '{synced:d} mails synchronized {unchanged:d} unchanged'
-            .format(**status)
-        )
+        load_from_file(log=self.stdout.write)